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Fashion goes boring to survive downturn

Quick ReadFashionistas invoke 'normal' and 'boring' for survival after the crash

MILAN (AP) — It's back to the basics for the Italian fashion scene.

Major players gathered here Tuesday for an industry summit say the world economic crisis has pushed the fashion industry to the brink, and called for — gasp! — a return to normal, an embrace of the boring.

Participants including CEO Andrea Guerra of the Luxottica eyewear company and Ferragamo CEO Michele Norsa said the...

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