January 17, 2009
Overhead screens displayed videos of intrecciato, the basket-weaving technique that produced the most spectacular pieces in Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s latest collection. There was an emotional subtext to the how-to: The designers wanted to emphasize the importance of close connections in hard times. That the result had an Italianate Rat Pack zest only amplified the personal nature of the collection. We’re going back to our roots—that was the battle cry.
So the flat-capped black-and-white opening section felt like clothes fit for a hardscrabble Roberto Rossellini anti-hero (appropriate, given that his daughter Isabella was an early muse for the boys). Then there was a baroque passage of moirés, velvets, and frog closings that could have stepped straight out of Visconti’s The Leopard, the movie that was an early education for Domenico and Stefano in the essential truth that life’s aristocrats don’t need to rely on wealth for their bearing. And then—up and out of nowhere—dear old Rocky Balboa, the Italian Stallion, the newest star in Dolce & Gabbana’s T-shirt constellation.
Even in the current market downturn, Dolce & Gabbana has been doing exceptionally well with its menswear, or so said Stefano, who claimed that their man tends to be unhindered by emotional or family ties, and is therefore free to fritter away his income on himself. Still, following on from Spring’s pajamas, the designers offered a comfort zone for Fall in the form of quilted pieces, like the petrol-blue pants that accompanied a chunky navy knit. They were actually the best things in the show, probably because they were so ed quirky. And it’s going to be quirk, rather than comfort, that gives fashion its kick in the tough times to come.
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D&G Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter 2009/2010 Full Show
Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter 2009/2010 Backstage … Dolce Gabbana Fall Winter 2009/2010 Backstage 
Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter 2009/2010 Full Show Part 2 
Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter 2009/2010 Full Show Part 1 
High Quality Dolce & Gabbana Menswear Fullshow Fall Winter for 2010 Part 2 of 2 Male Models: Adam Senn Antonio Navas Arthur Kulkov Ben Hill Blaine Cook Borys Starosz Brian Davenport Carlos Sander Casey Taylor Chris Folz Chris Powell Daniel Lonnstrom Danny Beauchamp Danny Schwarz David Gandy Eddie Klint Elia Emilio Pancheri Florin Guy Robinson Iso Deljanin Issa James Chuter James Neate Jamie Jewitt Janice Fronimakis Jarek Pietka Jesper Lund Jon Kortajarena Jonathan Simpaio Julian Feitsma …
High Quality Dolce & Gabbana Menswear Fullshow Winter 2010 Collection Part 1 of 2 Male Models: Adam Senn Antonio Navas Arthur Kulkov Ben Hill Blaine Cook Borys Starosz Brian Davenport Carlos Sander Casey Taylor Chris Folz Chris Powell Daniel Lonnstrom Danny Beauchamp Danny Schwarz David Gandy Eddie Klint Elia Emilio Pancheri Florin Guy Robinson Iso Deljanin Issa James Chuter James Neate Jamie Jewitt Janice Fronimakis Jarek Pietka Jesper Lund Jon Kortajarena Jonathan Simpaio Julian Feitsma …
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Again with abstract:groove behind the scene of the FW 2010 MAN Fashion Show.
Again with abstract:groove behind the scene of the FW 2010 MAN Fashion Show.