Europe TripBy: Jerry Hawkins

The flight from Dallas to Madrid.The flight will cost $200.

Your hotel for day 1.• For one night in Madrid your hotel will be $9

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European Fashion Shop

MILAN — A woman, looking at the fall men’s shows here, feels cheated. Pullovers are big this season, but a woman would be lucky to find one in the vegetable-tone colors that Massimo Piombo offered, and with the nice touch of extra-wide ribbing, a detail that transformed his Shetlands into something special. And then there are the fabrics: superfine cashmere, vicuña, wools from Italy, Scotland, France. Mr. Piombo, of Genoa, whose small line (just 50 retail accounts) is under the Kiton umbrella and is sold at Bergdorf Goodman, pointed to a coat in deep brown mohair, its texture a bit like curly lamb. But, despite how much women are willing to invest in fashion — and the coat definitely had presence — there’s an assumption that they don’t see the value in such fabrics. Actually, most of the fabrics that Mr. Piombo uses come from small family-run mills dedicated to producing for haute couture. It’s just that he sees how well they work in classical men’s wear.