Outrage In Milan! Anna's Short Stay Sparks Protest (PHOTO)

After Milan crammed its fashion week into several days to coincide with Anna Wintour's visit, a group of protestors took to the Piazza Oberdan before Gucci's show to demonstrate their discontent. Clad in bobbed wigs, sunglasses and t-shirts that said "I Will Only Stay 3 Days," the ladies leered at press and buyers.

(Photo via Fashionista)

Follow Fashion Week LIVE on Twitter!

For more Fashion Week news, visit the Fashion Week Big News page.

Comments

[stylembe]

02:32 PM on 03/02/2010

I love it! Vanessa Beecroft 2.0 - These girls should get a Guggenheim Fellowship.

http://stylembe.wordpress.com

[abettercountry]

10:37 AM on 03/02/2010

am so tired of both her and karl. enuf. basta.
shame on the italian fashion houses for continuing to pander to her

[Hardyman1966]

01:11 AM on 03/02/2010

Who cares about the most superficial skeleton in Manhattan besides the woman herself? Her only lasting contribution to society is helping to further along eating disorders.

[AnimalLover6]

10:27 PM on 03/01/2010

Some people have a lot of time on their hands.

Seriously, who cares where Wintour goes or how long she stays?

It's fashion, for chrissakes. The biggest con game on the planet.

[Indra]

09:54 PM on 03/01/2010

Actually I like the shear fantasy of Vogue. It carries you away and is different. It is challenging. Anna considers her job a bit more ridiculous than most people do but she is smart and knows how to turn a key. In regard to Anna there are two types of people who lose out in this world; those that follow her, and those who don't, everybody else is A Ok.

[kendra]

09:28 PM on 03/01/2010

Who even reads Vogue anymore?!

[Indra]

09:43 PM on 03/01/2010

Me for one, and I am a guy guy. My wife also reads it. You know what: a lot of people still read it.

[PollyTics]

06:02 AM on 03/02/2010

Count me in...love Vogue and a few other fashion mags, but I also read about politics, history and books on social change, watch documentaries and volunteer within my community. So color me vapid if you will, but it would be a mistake.

[GiantCrab]

09:11 PM on 03/01/2010

Top 3 protests of all time

1. Anna's short stay 2010

2. March on Washington for jobs and freedom 1963, AKA "I have a dream speech"

3. India's non-violent protest for freedom from the British.

[TheExcellentPeople]

07:31 PM on 03/01/2010

An Excellent yet, ultimately, futile protest ...

http://bit.ly/9NhvOW

[chuck prebys]

07:26 PM on 03/01/2010

Who??
And this matters becauuuuuuuuse??...............

[escribacat]

07:20 PM on 03/01/2010

Wow, that's really important. I'm glad they care about something.

[JJK]

05:17 PM on 03/01/2010

Huh?!?

[AmandaBC]

05:17 PM on 03/01/2010

While I'm no fan of Anna Wintour or corporate fashion in general, I believe Italian women should focus their protest against the worst government their country ever had and the most ridiculously s.exist and misogynistic Prime Minister to ever lead a western democracy.

[tanx8]

05:40 PM on 03/01/2010

I doubt the majority of Italians even know the truth, the media is completely manipulated so the public live in an information vacuum.

[gifu]

05:48 PM on 03/01/2010

Ever heard of the USA?

[ctall4]

07:16 PM on 03/01/2010

ever heard of CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, etc.

Get real news here(no soundbites and propaganda):

www.democracynow.com

www.therealnews.com

[suzy86]

04:33 PM on 03/01/2010

Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue magazine... From what I presume from the paragraph is that instead of having "fashion week" in Milan... it was only "3 days" to accomdate Anna Wintour's schedule, which i agree is LAME!

[BurtonDesque]

04:29 PM on 03/01/2010

Why, exactly, is this is considered news?

Ship the lot of them off to Haiti to do something useful.

[hubbahubba77]

04:15 PM on 03/01/2010

Sheesh! These women (one of whom looks like Victoria Beckham) need to get a life! Have they heard of Haiti? The Chilean earthquake? Or maybe they should focus on problems closer to home. Lord knows Italy has its share.

[JJK]

05:19 PM on 03/01/2010

1) They don't know where Haiti is.

2) They think Chile is a spice.

3) They think Italy is a model of economic and political stability.

[Dnietz]

08:26 PM on 03/01/2010

I disagree with your 3rd point

I think most Italians realize how pathetic their government is. But they have become passive and don't care.

At best they are slightly indignant, but won't do anything about it.

[Indra]

09:58 PM on 03/01/2010

All the three places you mentioned I would not want to visit. Even the people who live in those places probably would like to leave them behind and pretend they don't exist. I mean I would rather visit Pittsburgh than go to Rome etc..