Thursday, 16 July 2009

Dolce and Gabbana's Tribute to the Opera



At Milan Fashion Week recently Domenico and Stefano using Venice's Gran Teatro La Fenice as their inspiration showcased their new collection of A/W beautiful dresses.

Next to the red carpeted catwalk hung La Traviata Opera posters, which are also seen lacing the fronts of white T-shirts worn with structured mini skirts.

The inspiration came from 13 operas including La Traviata and Norma and Tristano E Isolto. Even Maria Callas graced a T-shirt in black and white. Despite the dresses seeming as though made from oil paintings and tapestries they appear wearable.

Models power strutted down the runway in black platforms, structured jackets and mini's made from embellished fabrics.Ethereal white skirts were laced with huge girly bows, and dark, ruffle mini- dresses were juxtaposed against high waisted miltary trousers slung with bull-fighter tassle belts and simple, yet stunning T-shirts. Short structured dresses made from fabric that not even Henry VIII would turn down, and pipe line trousers with gold military stripes.

To conclude the show a dress for each of the inspired operas, with printed corsets and floral , billowing skirts came down the runway, representing the great homage paid.

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