D&G get down and dirty at Milan fashion week

D&G went for a raunchy cowgirl aesthetic at Milan fashion week Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

The design duo don't do things by halves. You want ruffles? You got ruffles Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP

You want short? You got short Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Over at Sportmax, MaxMara's diffusion line, they played the '20 ways with a trenchcoat' game. We liked this version ... Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA

... and this one Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA

At Blumarine, all those 90s trends we hoped were dead and buried came back to haunt us ... Photograph: STR/Reuters

... such as fluorescent tie-dye Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

The Observer fashion team was divided over the Alberta Ferretti show Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP

... but everyone could agree there was some pretty detailing Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Some of the Byblos pictures were too revealing to display on a family-friendly website Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

But we were most disturbed by the crimped hair Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

C'N'C Costume National is aimed at a young, funky audience Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

No wonder they asked Pixie Geldof to model in the show Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

There were some killer heels on display at Gianfranco Ferre Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Plus a fabulous dress - and a second sighting of crimping! Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Ermanno Scervino failed to excite us, but we thought this particular shot was rather lovely Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA