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Highlighting the chest has become the latest obsession for designers and

, who no longer need the bra as something mandatory but as a pure accessory, pure

.

's spring-summer 2023 collection

.

Well, rather, from a single flower.

The giant

that came out of the tunnel through which the models emerged was a preview of what was going to happen under the light and heat of the sun multiplied by the glass: the

were going to fill everything.

But the first and most striking were the

in the shape of pointed red leaves.

They aren't really tops at all, though they do

around the body with a

: they're stiffer than such garments are often thought to be.

But they are not

either , because they are far from the piece intended to highlight the female figure.

They are, quite simply,

that cover the chest as if we were suddenly in the

and sin was newly released but there was still some innocence floating in the air.

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This idea also seems to be very present in another of the most outstanding

, or at least, the one that has been repeated the most, in the parade: the mini-

with a polo neck.

There were many, many dresses with skirts so minimal that underwear peeked out, like the first dresses that some mothers put on their babies or like some

in the 60s. The negative connotations of the infantilization of women and their sexualization at the same time can get to swarm around (wow, schoolgirl uniforms are

), but that depends a lot on how whoever interprets the dress is wired.

So let's just stick with them being well cut, flattering and playful, especially on

of intense colors (the stripes, perhaps, go from being naive).

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complicated candidness

Some innocence is also sensed in a couple of

that seem to have pixels in their seams and that are accompanied by

(maybe the most sophisticated gamer uniform ever made), or in the trench coats and short

(all had to be short) and English;

nod to the origins of

and, why not, to the late queen.

But that

became more complicated in dresses with peaked necklines;

cliffs, danger warnings hidden in beauty.

After all, Anthurium is poisonous.

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The ups and downs of the

have also given rise to

(this time yes) that rose rounded to almost hide the models' faces, in a new game that tests the limits of the

, of flattering.

Anderson appears to be groping, like performance artists adding permanent

to her body.

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For several seasons now,

and

have become synonymous with proposals that drink from

and the ready-made, even, especially when it comes to nail polish, balloons or, as in this case, flowers.

Everyday objects taken out of context for a

that is not always easy, that you have to chew to make it fine and not choke.

What to taste and

.

At least, what your palate allows.

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