 |
| photos from Style.com |
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Dolce and Gabbana, Fall 2013.
Entirely by accident, this season's Dolce & Gabbana turned out to be incredibly topical. Inspired by the Vatican and showing at Fashion Week just after the news broke about the Pope's retirement, this collection was guaranteed to appear prominently on the pages of every fashion magazine in the known universe. The only thing better than tall thin ladies wearing sparkly clothes is tall thin ladies wearing sparkly clothes in a newsworthy context. For this reason, I'm going to take a few moments to consider the implications of our briefly Popeless world. NEWS.
You know in movies when there's a retired cop (probably played by Bruce Willis) who is brought back for One Last Job? Well, I'm kinda wondering if it's the same with popes. Like, if in the next couple of weeks there's an unexpected demonic armaggedon, can we call Pope Benedict XVI out of retirement to lead the faithful into holy war? Ignoring the fact that it's kind of illogical already to be able to hand in your resignation from being the earthly voice of god, I'm curious about the Pope Emergency issue. Hopefully we can still rely on Ratzinger to come to our aid in times of Biblical disaster.
Back to D&G: this show was so luxuriously detailed that it looked more like Couture than Ready To Wear. The embroidery and beadwork was inspired by Catholic art such as the Byzantine mosaics in the cathedral at Monreale, although the focus was more often on D&G's home island of Sicily.
The aesthetic was a combination of celebrations of Catholic imagery, and outfits inspired by the red vestments of Cardinals. If anything, this show offered a classier view of the Catholic church than is currently being projected by the church itself, as the focus was purely on the beauty of its art rather than any deeper meaning.
The only real low point was the interlude of ten grey tweed outfits in the middle of the show. Why were these outfits even there? They were certainly more traditional for Fall/Winter RTW styles, but the transition from the red and gold luxury of the Vatican to old-fashioned grey tweed seemed needlessly abrupt.
The shoes were a major highlight, with their intricate gold designs fitting perfectly with the theme. Rumour has it that the Pope's red shoes used to be manufactured by Prada -- perhaps D&G are angling for a Papal endorsement?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I am genuinely just as fascinated with the visible bones of the model's foot as I am withe the literal cage shoe in that last picture.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the grey tweed was invoking nun imagery? Which says something really sad about me since I thought that was the most wearable-looking piece in the show.
ReplyDeleteSequins and religious imagery... I would wear the HELL out of all of these pieces!
ReplyDeleteAnd perhaps you can. I've just met the original designer in Florence, two weeks ago! Her name is Victoire Dewavrin Ciappi (you can find her on facebook). I was amazed by her work, bought couple of lovely necklaces...and you won't be paying D&G prices either! Good luck! :)
DeleteI just desperately want that last pair of shoes with the climbing roses. I'm not sure I could walk in them, but I'd love to try.
ReplyDelete(Anybody else notice that in the first shoe-picture you can see the models' leg hair? That's pretty fun.)
Monreale is in Sicily, right outside Palermo ... just thought you might want to fix that. : )
ReplyDeleteTo be pedantic, the religious iconography here is more Eastern Orthodox than Catholic. Which makes sense if their inspiration was the Byzantine Empire. Still beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteJust to say, D&G never mentioned (anywhere) about the original jewellery artist. Just met her in Florence two weeks ago - amazing lady with amazing talent. If you wish to buy her beautiful designs (and not pay D&G prices), look for Victoire Dewavrin Ciappi - perhaps you can try finding her on facebook.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that you can earn dollars by locking premium pages of your blog or website?
ReplyDeleteSimply join Ad Work Media and use their Content Locking plugin.
Thanks to dr.ezomo for his good work I never w that ALS has cure, I was ALS over 3 :: am and year now before I came across a comment about how dr.ezomo cure ALS and herpes disease but whey I saw it i have it in mind that he cant cure ALS I just decided to give it a try I contact him that night luckily to me he replied me, but I dont believe him I thought it was a scam but I still hold on to see the work of Dr ezomo if he is saying the truth he ask for some details about me i gave him all he needed and I waited to see his reply to my problem after all, he told me to go for check up and I went for ALS test I cant believe I was negative,am so happy and grateful to God for using Dr ezomo to cure me, that is the reason why i decided to write this wonderful testimony of our i was cured, i recommend Dr ezomo to you all around the world,contact him on his Email dr.ezomorootandherbals@gmail.com or WhatsApp number +2349056460552
ReplyDeletedr.ezomo for helping me at this young age if you need help contact,
He can also cure so many sickness
{1}HIV And AIDS
{2}Diabetes
{3}Epilepsy
{4} Blood Cancer
{5} HPV
{6} ALS
{7}herpes
This may be a long shot considering this was posted a long time ago but I am obsessed with the second last pair of shoes, the gold detailed ones. Do you know the exact designer or if there are any other shoes like them out there?
ReplyDeleteYour blog is like a breath of fresh air, offering a ray of sunshine on even the cloudiest of days. I was skeptical at first, but after trying out Core Ball on a friend's recommendation, I'm hooked! Such addictive gameplay and clever level designs.
ReplyDelete