Why you can’t find a review of D&G’s spring show
Apparently, you don’t have to be a maverick blogger to piss off a designer/PR firm enough to be banned from their invite list. The Daily reports that Dolce & Gabbana refused an invite to Cathy Horyn, legendary fashion writer of the New York Times, as well as online fashion publisher powerhouse Style.com:
“A spokeswoman for Style.com confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that its team covering the shows in Europe—namely Sarah Mower, Tim Blanks, and Nicole Phelps—would not be attending today’s Dolce & Gabbana show. Apparently, Dolce & Gabbana’s PR team was displeased with Mower’s show review from the previous season. No review of D&G’s Spring 2007 show, presented on Monday, was posted on the Condé Net site either.”
Despite the obvious nonsensical decision to deny themselves coverage by respected media outlets to millions of people, this might seem somewhat reasonable if Style.com had actually featured a negative review. As I didn’t particularly remember any vitriol in Mower’s review for D&G’s fall 2006 collection, I went back to the source to refresh my memory. I must say, while the review isn’t seeping with euphoric praise, it is overwhelmingly positive and well-written:
“The Napoleonic codebook gave them all the historical ammunition they needed to cut a swath through current themes: the play between masculine and feminine; the baroque flourishes; the rich velvets and antique golds; the swaggering capes and high-collar shirts. …
These designers have always loved a baby-doll, and this season’s are their most sumptuous yet—lovely little puff-sleeve things in eau de nil, emerald, and vibrant red velvet or old-gold brocade. …
It’s fair to point out that none of this is necessarily fresh territory in fashion (John Galliano, for one, has staked it out before). Yet Dolce e Gabbana applied such intense workmanship here that they engraved their own signature on the plot (note the gold crown placed above the D&G initials on bags and T-shirts). …
These qualified as top trophies in the Dolce & Gabbana campaign to dominate the red carpet.”
She even gave them a red carpet plug. Perhaps the fragile egos at D&G were upset to be cast beneath the shadow of John Galliano—but that would be a pretty big overreaction, Galliano was enclosed in parentheses. A look back to Mower’s spring 06 review yields similar results.
I wonder if a Milanese blogger filled Style.com’s seat at Monday’s show. Until then, we’ll wait with baited breath for someone to give us the scoop on Dolce’s latest collection.
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