Playboy Magazine honored as fashion icon at Milan Men's Wear Shows.MILAN Milan, prince and king of Serbia Milan (Milan Obrenović) (mĭl`än ōbrĕ`nəvĭch), 1854–1901, prince (1868–82) and king (1882–89) of Serbia; grandnephew of Miloš Obrenović. , Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1997-- First Time Exhibition of Playboy Playboy monthly magazine renowned for nude photographs. [Am. Pop. Cult.: Misc.] See : Eroticism Covers Complements D-Squared Fall/Winter 1997/98 Men's Fashion Shows Playboy Magazine will be the featured background artwork for the runway presentation of Italian design firm D-Squared's 1997/98 fall/winter collection at the Milan Men's Wear Shows. A huge back-drop featuring 100 blown-up Playboy covers from the 70's will complement the "flavor" of the run-way show which is to be held today at 2:00 p.m. at Via Forcella, 13. D-Squared, designed by the twin brothers Dean and Dan Caten, chose to use Playboy for the show to vividly portray por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. a provocative male environment. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Hollis Wayne, Playboy Magazine's Fashion Director, who will be attending the show, "The combination of D-Squared's compelling designs and Playboy as a cultural icon A cultural icon is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific culture. An example is the bowler hat which could be considered an English cultural icon. Others include tea, The Beatles and association football. is a powerful image." Playboy has long been regarded as an icon for men's fashion. Since the 50's, Playboy has been setting style standards, including the quintessential quin·tes·sen·tial adj. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: "Liszt was the quintessential romantic" Musical Heritage Review. "bachelor life-style." Several well known designers, including Laura Witcomb and Nicky Butler, have created Playboy lines of product. D-Squared's internationally recognized fashion shows are known for their expressive and striking themes. Past themes include "Canada," for which an "indoor forest" was created, and "Napoli," which included a painted back-drop by Italian artist Alessandro Camera featuring a typical street scene. This season's Milan Men's Wear Shows take place from Jan. 12 - 16 and include the top Italian-based men's wear designers in addition to D-Squared. Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: PLA), also organized as New Playboy, Inc. (NYSE: PLAA), is the company founded by Hugh Hefner to manage the Playboy magazine empire. It was created in 1953 as the HMH Publishing Co., Inc. Inc. is an international media and entertainment company that publishes Playboy magazine in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and licenses editions internationally; develops and markets other branded media products, including newsstand specials, calendars, books, CD-ROMs and an on-line service; creates and distributes programming for domestic pay television, worldwide home video and international television; markets the Playboy trademark on apparel, accessories and products sold around the world; and operates a direct marketing business, including the Critics' Choice Video, Collectors' Choice Music and Playboy catalogs. CONTACT: Playboy Enterprises Alison Raleigh, 212/261-5000 ext. 3637 or Parenteau Guidance Gail Parenteau, 212/532-3934 |
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