41.   Body-baring as a year-round activity is nothing new for Italian designers.

42.   But the suspected serial killer of Italian designer Gianni Versace and four other men continues to elude authorities.

43.   Fellow Italian designer Nino Cerutti, who has shown in Paris for years, expressed sympathy for his colleague.

44.   FRENCH chic, the word coined by Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli some years ago to mean unerring sense of style, must surely date centuries back.

45.   Gianni Versace, an Italian designer, is shot dead outside his villa in Miami Beach, Florida.

46.   In fact, many big name Italian designers including Valentino, Versace and Ferre, all show in Paris, which still holds the throne of couture.

47.   Italian designers are at crossed scissors over the future of Italian high fashion, and couture courtesy seems to have been lost in the battle.

48.   Italian designers are thinking soft and sweet rather than tough and tawdry for next winter.

49.   Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre on Tuesday launched his latest creation -- designer wine bottles for a special vintage.

50.   Italian designers are going back to what they do best, dressing women in smart tailored clothes.