Biannual fashion trade show `` Back 10 , 12 , 15 years ago , menswear used to be not so open , as it has become in the last few years . Pitti Immagine Uomo draws 50,000 to Florence , Italy . British style influence is in strong evidence in vendor booths and in the piazzas . Trend evokes familiarity in turbulent times , industry insiders say . It ` ` bring out each designer 's sense of inner peacock , '' GQ creative director says .
Biannual fashion trade show Pitti Immagine Uomo draws 50,000 to Florence , Italy . British style influence is in strong evidence in vendor booths and in the piazzas . Trend evokes familiarity in turbulent times , industry insiders say . It ` ` bring out each designer 's sense of inner peacock , '' GQ creative director says .