'Once again very young and very thin': Milan Fashion Week returns to status quo

A model walks the runway during Milan Fashion Week. Mini-skirts, bras and bikinis were all back on the podium for next season's big thing. Photo: AP

Milan Fashion Week drew to a close on Monday (Sept 27), a day after Versace and Fendi shared the runway in a collaboration that saw each artistic director playing with the codes of the other house.

But some critics regretted a return at the week's events to the old norms of ultra-slim, very young models compared to the more recent use of more mature models of varied sizes.