Models wear creations as part of the Dolce&Gabbana
women's Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in
Milan, Italy. Photo Luca Bruno/AP.
This is a season of lingerie looks, and no two can do
them better than Dolce&Gabbana, who first turned inner wear
into outerwear on the Milan runway some 30 years ago.
For spring/summer 2010, the designing duo, who presented
their latest collection on Sunday, run the gamut from corsets
to culottes in fetching lace, crochet and floral printed
silk.
The transparent effect of lace is used on jackets, dresses,
skirts and even shoes and bags.
A three-piece tuxedo with cropped jacket and jodhpur pants
serves as a reminder that you don't have to take your clothes
off to be sexy.
"The idea was to provoke sensuality," Stefano Gabbana said of
the collection, which in many ways was reminiscent of the
duo's earliest 1980's styles when pop singer Madonna was
their muse.
The grande finale of the much applauded show - a myriad of
models "dressed" in bustiers, bras and panties - underlined
the fact that the duo was not yet done with "dirty"
designing.
However, there is a sweet, rather than sexy, feel to the
collection, reflecting the romantic mood that has captured
this round of Milan fashion.
Even the shoes, despite their towering heels, are wrapped,
rather than strapped, around the ankle in a lace bow.
Colours are mainly black and white, interspersed with demure
China porcelain prints. A new Dolce&Gabbana animal print
in red or light blue is proof that there is still lots of
tiger in that fashion tank.
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