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Ode to an Italian Dress

October 1st 2007 01:52

DOlce and Gabbana Summer 08 PAINTED BLACK DRESS

All images from http://eng.dolcegabbana.it

Flamboyant and theatrical, Dolce and Gabbana’s Summer 2008 collection is indeed replete with works of art. From the hand-painted fabrics, the obsession with intricate embellishments and details to the matte velvet lips, D & G invoke a Keats-ian realm - instead of a Grecian urn, this is my ode to an Italian dress.

Delicate but commanding.

In nearly each of the ensembles that traversed the runway the accessories near clashed with the colour and the style of dress. But instead of conflicting, the juxtaposition enriched the overall vision, the brocade on this bag is entirely different in tone, texture and connotation to the delicate silk and painted flowers on this geisha-like dress but through the symbiotic contrast a fascination arises.

Dolce and Gabbana Summer 08 lady in grey dress

Beauty through contrast

Again with this dress the fabric is delicate, the cut lady-like but the size and genre of the bag, the suggestion of gentlemen in the shoes balance the style and save it from being too feminine or frivolous.

Dolce and Gabbana Summer 08 lily donaldson

Never has dainty Lily looked so spectacular

But the real highlight of the show were these spectacular gowns for the finale which really conjure notions of walking art. Their sheer scale and massive meter-age of fabric are not simply opulent but create beauty of the kind to which haute couture should aspire.

dolce and Gabbana Summer 08 purple and yellow painted dress

The grandest of finales

For some action shots see Style.com, the video of the collection is certainly worth a look (despite the occasional vapidity of the interviews). I also highly recommend Dolce and Gabbana's website, which reflects the attention to detail in their garments

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The Ultimate A List Accessory - the Parisian Baby Stylist (LINK)

September 9th 2007 15:28

We have all seen the power of the stylist. Before we knew it, Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe had Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie and Jessica Simpson all sporting drapey gowns over wispy thin bodies. One journalist touts that its only since Celebrities and Designers realised that revenue could be bought in from red carpet photographs, that the Stylist has forged a position in society on par to a Publicist and Celebrity Manager. They are THE ultimate accessory and Celebrities today dont leave home without them.

A new super power has emerged with the baby boom among CEO's, Supermodels and Hollywood's A-List - having on call one's very own Parisian Baby Stylist. I had the pleasure of catching up with the name in every starlets Little Black Book - Laetitia Lerouge

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It's all in the gams: Jessica Stam

June 7th 2007 00:42

One of the most striking models of the contemporary brat pack is Jessica Stam, a statuesque Canadian who has the kind of natural physique required for catwalk shows. She is indeed long and slender but there is nothing painful about the proportions of her legs or the position of her clavicle. My general rule is that if the knee is wider than the thigh there’s a problem but Stam is in proportion as you can see from the Stella McCartney show.