A thirty-year period of Italian fashion is going on display at Milan's Palazzo Reale in the exhibition titled "Italiana: Italy Seen Through Fashion 1971-2001". During this particular period, Italian fashion had a creative peak and Italian style made a huge impact worldwide.

The exhibition highlights the birth of ready-to-wear fashion, which coincided with the women's liberation movement in the 1970s, and continues through to the start of the new millennium, which saw Italian fashion explode into a global phenomenon. Curated by Maria Luisa Frisa and Stefano Tonchi, the show is also a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion.