Stardust actress Clare Danes often chooses Gucci creations to help her make an impression on the red carpet. So the blonde beauty - accompanied by her British actor boyfriend Hugh Dancy - was one of the guests of honour at the fashion house’s special pre-season cruise collection presentation in Rome this week.

The pair – who have been dating since the start of last year - took their seats in the front row at a 17th-century, hilltop villa as head womanswear designer at Gucci, Frida Giannini, unveiled a line dominated by billowy summer dresses. Usually presented in New York, this year’s pre-spring runway show took place in the Italian capital to mark the 70th anniversary of the label’s flagship store in the city.

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