Sicilian Sensuality – unsurprisingly from Dolce & Gabbana – the collection was almost entirely in white. The inspiration, the Pair told us, was the “sensual kind of elegance and tradition that characterises the typical trousseau of Southern Italy”.
It had the signature sex appeal of Dolce & Gabbana – old fashioned underwear cut so tight that even these girls bulged out of it – made romantic by acres and acres of heavy white lace, as if they’d seen the potential in their grandmother’s lace curtains and given them a whole new purpose.
The show started with an clip of black and white photographs of people and places that the Dolce woman has experienced – with Madonna, star of the current ads – as a central character. Then the lace floorlength dresses through which sexy underwear could be glimpsed, lace-fronted playsuits under frilly house coats, shift dresses striped horizontally with alternate lace and chiffon, flippy skater skirts, and pretty drawstring milkmaid tops – all worn with wooden wedge heels smothered in the same white lace. It was all the house signatures swathed in white lace, making for an incredibly romantic hit show
An occasional black outfit – one particularly gorgeous scoop-fronted long sleeved dress – reminded us that virginity isn’t always the Dolce & Gabbana girl’s primary concern, and a touch of leopard print, for chiffon dresses also featuring white appliqué lace, ensured that the print that is all over the front rows this season will be just as big next summer.
At the end, the lace spawned glittering embellishment adding a disco effect to the bright white innocence – “like snowflakes in an ocean” and they were right: each one was slightly different.
Finally the army of models paraded back out together in their underwear – a finale that never fails to impress. With Kylie, Naomi Campbell and Jade Pinkett Smith in the front row to prove it, the Dolce & Gabbana team hit headlines again.
Jx
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