1.   I picked some black carbon fibre frames which had been signed by an Italian designer, made in Japan and retailed in England for over a hundred quid.

2.   An aging Italian designer whose name is a megabrand is having business problems.

3.   And Italian designer Romeo Gigli has done a brown tuxedo.

4.   And that is precisely the point that Italian designers latched onto years ago.

5.   Before he joined Citibank he had worked for an Italian designer in a chic boutique.

6.   Both Italian designers attracted a greater number of stars than ever to their shows, populating their front rows with a glut of famous international faces.

7.   A more recent example is the house of Franco Moschino, the Italian designer who died last year.

8.   Across the Atlantic, Italian designer Giorgio Armani paired loose-fitting white trousers with off-the-shoulder gauzy blouses.

9.   Byblos also showcased what looks like the sleeper color of the season for Italian designers, a greenish yellow, not quite chartreuse.

10.   David Ross, director of the Whitney, has developed working relationships with both Ms. Karan and Miuccia Prada, the Italian designer.