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MILAN, Italy — Angela Missoni, meanwhile, continues expanding and exploring her idea of the nonchalant adventurer. The Missoni man is a charmer who favours en plein air scenarios and clothing that is wonderfully arty in texture and pattern whilst looking wonderfully easy in terms of use and practicality. Which, somehow, is both the plus and the minus of the label. At first glance, each collection is more or less always the same. On a closer inspection, though, patterns and even shapes evolve endlessly. This season, the voyage landed in the countryside, amongst hat-wearing cowboys and gauchos, keeping a multicultural tingle: bermuda shorts appeared on the runway, together with scarves worn like sashes around the waist. It worked: the collection felt upbeat and catchy, only a tad monotonous.
