All that glitters is gold at Milan fashion week

Fendi finally recognises Little Red Riding Hood for the style icon she is Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP

Other Fendi muses include Lady Gaga Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Prim and proper at Versace as per usual Photograph: Giulio De Mauro/EPA

Deep vein thrombosis coat, anyone? It's Versace ... Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP

Take one black dressing gown, cover in glitter, et voila! DIY Max Mara for AW09 Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Max Mara saved money this season by sending horses down the runway Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

John Richmond relives the last days of disco with this gold jumpsuit Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP

Zips were big last season. Now they're back, but bigger and with more attitude Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images

It's death by jersey at Laura Biagiotti Photograph: Gian Mattia D'Alberto/EMPICS Entertainment

Quit clowning around, Laura Biagiotti. Bubbles wants his suit back Photograph: Gian Mattia D'Alberto/EMPICS Entertainment

Someone forgot to tell poor Les Copains that star prints are soooo last season Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA

Les Copains shows love for lamé Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA

Is that Lindsay Lohan stalking the runway? Nope, it's just the Dsquared2 show and its army of young Hollywood lookalikes Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

In what could be an attempt at irony, the models supped Starbucks and carried copies of Heat and The Daily Star down the catwalk Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP