The main colors of the collection included an almost-grey green, light grey, putty and violet.

Shoes came in a choice of snakeskin, crocodile and woven hopsack, or laced, again in an Asian style. Guests included actors Clive Owen and Adrien Brody as well as Thai Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana.

Models display creations as part of D&G Spring/Summer 2009 men's collection during Milan Fashion Week June 24, 2008.

"I loved the colors, (they were) really amazing," Owen says after the show, which ended with Armani walking to greet the line of obeisantly cross-legged male and female models facing him.

Italian designer Roberto Cavalli offered men's tops and trousers decorated with prints of pictures he had taken of an African sunset and overlapping palm leaves at his spring/summer 2009 show on Sunday.

Images of floral bouquets and animal prints also featured in his menswear collection, entitled Bohemian Safari, on the second day of Milan fashion week.