Today in Milan...

Milano Unica, the international textile fair organized in Milan this week saw the best of Italian fabric mills show their Spring/Summer 2015 collections.

While the ready-to-wear season has only started to show the AW14 collections, the world's major fabric shows take place at the same time as designers must order fabrics in advance to begin their new collections when the season starts in June.

Milano Unica is held twice a year (February-September) and holds four exhibitions, Ideabiella, Ideacomo, Moda In and Shirt Avenue, which all present the finest quality products from both Italian and European textile manufacturers.