Dolce & Gabbana presented their new Alta Moda collection at Venice’s famed St. Mark’s Square, before an impressive star-studded crowd
collections, the pieces were deeply seeped in the local artisanship and creative culture of the host city, in order both to celebrate the richness of Italian craftsmanship and in order to provide those clients with a site-specific and unique souvenir.Photo: Courtesy of Dolce & GabbanaPhoto: Courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana
Thus dresses in georgette and tulle were embroidered to uncannily reproduce the kaleidoscopic patterns of Murano glass, or the serpentine patterns on the floor of St Mark’s. There were incredibly overstated cloaks in knotted rope and pieces collaging the city’s famed winged lion protector, gondola prows, and carnival masks. Huge confections in satin , and turbulent splashes in georgette added up to fantasy masked ball material.
Before this show Gabanna and Dolce had said that they planned to present a younger side of Alta Moda, “because everyone thinks couture is for the old, but that’s not how it has to be.” This was reflected in the punky styling and a casting that included a sextet of celebrity offspring, made up of Chance, Jessie James and D’Lila Star , Deva , Luka, and Leni .
As this show continued, however, the typical extraordinariness of this Alta Moda presentation became exceptionally so, for it was as if Venice had been stirred into making a show of its own. By around 7:32 pm, just as Leni Klum was traversing the runway, a blanket of ominous clouds— almost as densely patterned as a Murano collage dress—seemed suddenly to be tugged down the skyline, leaving us suffused in an apricot sunset.
Afterwards Domenico Dolce said: “You know I am a Catholic so I asked the Virgin, ‘please, wait a little bit! Please!’” These were clothes—and a show—that both restored your faith in fashion and revived the joy of coming together to watch it unfold.Lavish embroidery on a miniskirt.Photo: Courtesy of Dolce & GabbanaPhoto: Courtesy of Dolce & GabbanaThe epicenter of runway news, street style, and emerging trends.
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