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Alberta Ferretti
Alberta Ferretti Spring/Summer 2013 collection from Milan Fashion Week
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Alberta Ferretti told Vogue backstage after the show that "It was all about light and water, the movement and the crystals".
And that certainly shone through as clothes in all shades of green and blue shimmied down the catwalk, each piece flowing with movement and playing with the light.
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