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Byline: Jane Herman
About an hour and a half east of Milan, in Mantova, Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi are sharpening the edges of Italy's fashion market with their splendid little label called 6267. Following last year's win at the prestigious Who Is on Next competition, which is the equivalent of our own CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award, presented by Italian Vogue's editor, Franca Sozzani, and the Alta Roma organization, the driven young designers finally mounted their first runway show in March.
The fall/winter collection featured the best of the season's fresh silhouettes: fur-trimmed jackets paired with leggings, jackets belted high on the waist, and dresses fitted into perfect hourglasses. "The winter woman is more conceptual," Aquilano says. What comes alive most is a highly technical mix of distinct fifties volumes (think ...