26th Feb 2006
Milan Fall Fashion Week: Dolce and Gabbana
Dolce and Gabanna’s runway featured a modern interpretation of baroque decadence merged with Napoleonic opulence.
The result was a line of military and royal inspiration captured in tulle, velvet, brocade, gold chains, lace, tassles and embroidery, all employed with sophistication and discretion. Many of the trends that have become passé for fall fashion week—empire dresses, belts worn with dresses, military jackets, subdued color palette—all seemed new and refreshing in the explicit rococo style.
The daywear featured military-inspired jackets, nautically influenced pants and lots of thick, gold chained belts. The color palette is predominately silver and gold, with well-coordinated outfits.
The dresses were made of brocade, velvet and embroidered tulle layered over satin, with brown belts or gold ropes and chains accenting the empire waist.
Capped sleeves and ruched busts provided a dash of renaissance inspiration, while the simple silhouette form prevented the intricate details of the dresses from becoming too costume-oriented.
Note the perfectly matching shoes and purses–mini purses, flats and buckles–oh my!
-Ali
Posted by Ali @ 8:20 pm
March 25th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I thought this collection- the dresses esp was gorgeous- and I expect we’ll be seing some of these being worn by celebrities on the red carpet