Diesel, Fendi, No. 21 show some skin at Milan Fashion Week

Sexiness is in the air at Milan Fashion Week, where brands are encouraging people to show some skin next fall and winter.

Whether they have global warming in mind, warm outerwear or are just thinking skimpy dressing for crowded, overheated parties — because, yes, we are doing that again — the invitation to intimacy is on the table.

Here are some highlights from the first day of Milan Fashion Week mostly womenswear previews on Wednesday:

DIVERSITY CELEBRATED ON THE FASHION WEEK FRINGE

A party highlighting the new faces of multicultural Milan spilled out into a piazza as one of Milan’s hippest boutiques celebrated 12 designers of color living and working in Italy.

“This is better than a runway show, because they are getting straight to buyers,″ said Edward Buchanan, an African American designer working in Italy for 26 years who has helped bring up the We Are Made in Italy