Style of life
Updated: 2014-02-10 07:22
By Sun Yuanqing (China Daily)
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Flowers dominate the runway of Dolce&Gabbana's haute couture collection Alta Moda Spring/Summer 2014. Photos Provided by Kessler Studio/Pier Nicola Bruno Studio |
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The key, after all, is not to make fashion trends, but to continue the style and DNA of the brand, Dolce says.
This style goes beyond the night life and the stage, and expands into the daily life as pink and white silk pajamas with bowknot waistbands float across the floor.
"The clients ask for pajamas. It's not just sparkling, it's a style of life. They live the Alta Moda life every moment: in the day, at night and when they wake up," Dolce says.
More playful pieces are a blue lace two-piece with a robe-like coat that recalls the 1950s and a purple mini-dress masterfully structured with velvet-covered wires. The dress can be easily taken as an art installation when placed in the atelier but instantly comes to life when paraded on the runway.
The designers also incorporate Chinese elements, adopting the classic pattern of blue-and-white porcelain into a fantasy vase on one of the dresses.
The 72-look show comes to a finale with an empire waisted white wedding gown embellished with 3-D effect flowers set in a fantasy vase embroidered with sparkling gemstones. It is matched with a floral headband and a white veil, creating the silhouette of a demure bride.
"The customers ask for many things, but the most important are handmade and Italian manufacture," Gabbana says.
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