A transition is underway in the Milan fashion scene, with new designers taking over traditional brands and younger creatives breaking out with their own labels.

Dolce & Gabbana, Marni, Ferragamo, Stella Jean and Arthur Arbesser were among those with shows Sunday.

FAMILY TIES AT DOLCE & GABBANA American actors Pamela Anderson and Jamie Foxx hobnobbed in the front row of the Dolce & Gabbana show, invited not only for their fame and fashion sense, but as proud parents.

Rural Russian scenes were printed on the front of minicape dresses cinched across the chest or on the front of a long A-line skirt transformed into a strapless dress.

Risso said backstage that his aim is to infuse the brand with "fun and love, and allowing people to really enjoy themselves when they wear these clothes".

In his first womenswear collection as creative director, Risso varied the silhouettes from straight lines to balloon shapes, from simple sheaths to fluffy furs, with less of the architectural construction that defined the brand under founder Consuelo Castiglioni, who stepped down last fall.

Beneath the coats, the silhouette is defined by sheath or slip dresses, stretch pants or high-waist skirts or trousers.

Arbesser's romantic looks included rose-gold-colored pleated skirts with a pale silken checked shirt with a ruffled neck, a quilted skirt to define tiers, and sheath dresses mixing graphic elements and a shiny pink suit with shorts worn under a transparent skirt.

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