Domenico Dolce and Stafano Gabbana traditionally use some sort of Italian cultural or historical reference as an inspiration for their collections. And while not a specific place in Italy or an era in Italian history, this collection celebrated their usual sartorial magic: it is an ode to Italian tailoring and quality. The collection is titled "Portrait of Man" and is about individuality in style. All the garments shown are intended to shuffled, layered, changed, swapped... personalized for each wearer.
"There are no trends in today’s fashion; everything is so fragmented," they commented before the show. "We wanted to celebrate individuality, the stories and singularities behind every man, the complexities of his inner world, his memories, his humanity. There’s no single way to be a man... There are as many possibilities as there are men, and each one deserves its own portrait."
Loose tailoring, tight tailoring, casual, formal (I love the cummerbunds worn more as corsets on tuxedoes), voluminous sweaters and jackets and coats, even pajamas, I love it all, especially the faux-fur coats and jackets (thank you D&G for avoiding real fur!). But something else I see here, something subtle, is a cut and silhouette I see often and love in Armani collections: a shadow, an echo of historical fashion. The way a jacket or coat is cut or its stance, the inclusion of waistcoats, belted outerwear, loose cut and high waisted trousers...it all reminds me of the 1920's, 30s, and 40s. Some pieces even have a Romantic reference about them, evoking the 1880s and 1890s...it is all supremely elegant, capturing the Italian style of dressing with that remarkable sense of sprezzatura.
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