MILAN — Uncertainties over the coronavirus epidemic in Italy, and in particular outside Milan, disrupted the tail end of fashion week and was the talk of the town — although the fashion world was also rocked by the news of Raf Simons joining Prada as co-creative director of the brand.
During the press conference at Prada’s headquarters on Sunday, Miuccia Prada was asked how she felt about revealing the tie-up in contrast with the alarming coronavirus news. “Well, yes, [the contrast] is there for everyone, but the fact is that we must work in a world that is increasingly more complex and difficult, where events of this kind will happen more often because the globalization will lead to problems of this kind — one hopes not too many, and in fact the problem is to manage work and personal life at the same time,” the designer responded. “Life is not a [walk in the park] and so we must work also if ugly, difficult things happen, we must react.”
Giorgio Armani said late Saturday evening that his signature brand’s women’s fall show was to be held behind closed doors, “given the recent developments of the coronavirus in Italy.” The show was filmed

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