What with a 5am start and a lurching journey in a neolithic craft courtesy of Alitalia, the first day of Milan can put one in a bilious mood. But tradition has it that Giorgio Armani kicks of MFW proper, and he has what is officially the best ever catwalk theatre: a lovely tranquil concrete cave designed specially for him by super-architect Tadao Ando. Even the stern gaze of the ranked guest-list checkers don't disturb my calm. No such minimalism on the catwalk however, as Mr A goes wild today with fringing, dangling crystals and layer upone layer of crochet shawls. Samuel L Jackson and Spike Lee in attendance at the second sitting (GA needs two shows, rather than the usual one, to fit in all his disciples). Apparently the latter has commissioned Armani to provide clothing not for (or not only for) the actors in his new movie, but for the crew working on-set in Rome.