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"   Photo: Claudia Pasanisi  After a highly-lauded fashion week for the spring 2011 collections in Milan, there&amp;#039;s something in the air about Italy. While for many seasons Italian fashion carried the reputation of being heavily &amp;quot;Euro&amp;quot; (think leopard-print gowns, second-skin pants, over-the-top furs and patent leather platforms), the success of the spring shows put the designers at the forefront of editors&amp;#039; minds. Even looking to the resort 2011 collections\u2013 which are trickling into stores this month\u2013 it&amp;#039;s hard not to think of the terracotta-colored Amalfi coast and the well-accessorized look of the stylish Italian woman. Nobody captured this look quite like native Tuscan Massimiliano Giornetti, the new creative director of Italian luxury fixture Salvatore Ferragamo. For the house&amp;#039;s resort collection, Giornetti was influenced specifically by the vacation hot spot Positano, where he (and a wealth of the highly stylish Italian crowd) escapes for the resort season. &amp;quot;The inspiration is simple,&amp;quot; says Giornetti. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s about beauty and joy, luxury and freedom. Chic Italian women get off their boats in dresses over bathing suits to go to market. It&amp;#039;s a way of life. Italians are easy going and friendly at the sea.&amp;quot; The result of that inspiration is a collection of navy and tangerine striped sun dresses, crisp white cropped-pant suits, a buttery leather accessories and silk head wraps. ELLE had the exclusive look of the luxe Italian collection in action along the old stone roads of Positano, where Ferragamo-attired models sauntered past bronze ragazzi beach bums. That&amp;#039;s what we call la dolce vita, for certain. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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