<div><p>Leading Italian fashion houses put a brave, even chipper face on their Milan shows this season, despite being hard hit by the global economic downturn and the spectre of bankruptcy hanging over Gianfranco Ferre and Just Cavalli.</p><p>Normally reserved for VIP fashionistas, Ferre's front row on Friday ...

<div><p>Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has cancelled a show of his youth line Just Cavalli at Milan Fashion Week, he said Tuesday, citing financial problems.</p><p>"I took this decision to protect the brand and Just Cavalli customers," the Florentine couturier said in a statement.</p>&lt ...