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  • 20/09/2013
Milan fashion week is in full swing with labels like Cavalli, DSquared2, and Blugirl showing off their spring/summer collections.

A soiree called Beauty in Wonderland gave the fashionistas, style icons, models and designers a welcome break away from the catwalks and let them reflect on exactly why Milan is such a fashionable city.

(SOUNDBITE) actress Cate Blanchett (English), saying:

"I mean obviously Paris and London and New York have their own identity, but you know it's a real nexus it's where, you know it feels very, the craft is very ancient here.''

(SOUNDBITE) actress Blake Lively (English), saying:

"When you think of Milan, I mean you think of where so many of the most important fashion houses of all time are from, so it really feels like one of the main birthplaces of fashion, and we street style in New York and this that. But you tip your hat to Milan.''

(SOUNDBITE) male model David Gandy (English), saying:

"For menswear and for womens

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