US editors may have interpreted the runway presence as one more portrayal of the Western obsession with “having it all,” or a stylish acknowledgment of the cult of parenthood.

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But really, it looked lighter-hearted than all that: a tribute to hot mammas, Italian-style. And perhaps a timely one—although the babies stole the show, Italians need to get to work making more. Italy’s birth rate is at its lowest level since 1861.

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