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» Display celebrates 50-year anniversary of the late designer's iconic label.

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More than 120 of Giorgio Armani's creations went on display yesterday at a prestigious Milan gallery, mixing high fashion with fine art to mark 50 years of the late designer's label.

Red-carpet gowns and classic suits displaying Armani's soft tailoring, neutral tones and exquisite decoration have been placed among masterpieces of Italian art at the Pinacoteca di Brera.

It was one of the final projects of the late designer, who died earlier this month aged 91, organised as part of his label's 50th anniversary celebrations.

In one room, a Tuareg blue Armani skirt and top worn by actress Juliette Binoche stands in front of Giovanni Bellini's Madonna and Child, the colour picking out the blue in the Renaissance painting.