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"File this under refreshing: Milan fashion week opened on Saturday with a show by Elena Miro, designer of clothing for women with &amp;quot;generous proportions.&amp;quot; The label has been around since the late 70s, but its prominent place on the fashion scene is rather new. Find out more, after the jump. The Telegraph&amp;#x27;s fashion critic, Hilary Alexander, called the show &amp;quot;a delightful surprise for all those women bored with the seemingly endless parade of lean, lithe teenagers that tends to dominate the catwalks.&amp;quot; Miro&amp;#x27;s show was populated by beautiful women of admittedly &amp;quot;more average&amp;quot; (ie, not overweight, but NORMAL) size, wearing a parade of flowing floral dresses and sexy bustiers, all with a garden party theme. Color me surprised and impressed, at both Milan for giving center stage to a fashion show so many real women must appreciate, and at The Telegraph for covering the show with prominence. What do you guys think? Should we make more room in the fashion industry for real clothes that real women can wear? Do you want to see plus-size fashion on the same runways as Cavalli and Prada and Versace? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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