Coutorture

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/18/10 Armani Won't Step Down, Will Wear Reeboks

dannysf — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:54:07 -0800

Giorgio Armani quashes all rumors of stepping down.

Speaking of Armani, the house announced a collaboration with Reebok for EA7 and Emporio Armani.

Lady Gaga talks to Oprah about her eclectic outfits.

D&G is live streaming the men's show on Tuesday at 2 pm at www.dolcegabbana.it

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 07/09/09 Kristen McMenamy Makes a Comeback, Swim Team Chic

FabSugar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:46:59 -0700

The androgynous Super Kristen McMenamy is back and stuns in Vogue Italia's July issue.

Feast your eyes on the Italian swim team in Dolce & Gabbana's new underwear campaign.

Rhinestone faces and painted black hair at Givenchy couture.

Emma Watson supports Christopher Kane on her Harry Potter tour.

A hush hush Louis Vuitton fine jewelry collection will be revealed to a few select editors before the houses RTW show Oct. 7.

Milan Fashion Week: Dolce and Gabbana Spring 2009

coutorture — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:15 -0800

Milan Fashion Week: Dolce and Gabana Spring 2009 Womenswear Images via AFP./Getty

Wedges From Milan Fashion Week Spring 2009

coutorture — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:04:25 -0800

The wedge has been a popular shoe for seasons and though it's always second runner up to the platform it seemed as thought Milan was banking on a breakthrough. While Salvatore Ferragamo invented the wedge, it was Dolce and Gabbana and D&G that did the most with the form this season alongside appearances from Fendi, Marni, Moschino and Frankie Morello.

Spring 2009: Lingerie Meets Ready-To-Wear

coutorture — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:16:34 -0800

Lingerie as seen in the Spring Summer 2009 ready-to-wear shows.

More is More, More or Less, for Dolce and Gabbana Spring 2009

coutorture — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:02:46 -0700

Restraint has never been a strong suit of Domenico Dolce or Stefano Gabbana thus its reassuring that even as the rest of the world focuses on the downsides of bailing out America's financial industry that excess is still on the mind of these Italian eccentrics. Either that or its profoundly disappointing that the duo has found no way to rework their brand to leaner times and wary consumers.

Ballgowns at once weighed down with flowers and buoyed up by with crinolines of metal mesh are certainly not the sort of reasonable garment one expects from a ready to wear collection, least of all in a time of belt tightening. And yet there they were in all their baroque splendor. Reaching for couture in an age where the future is positively opaque dazzles and yet we wonder why? But then surely we could wonder that about the entire parade of fashion weeks we are following and will follow again in six months time. Plus ça change?

Thankfully for buyers plenty of well merchandized pieces were mixed into the heady vision of ridiculous rococo from silk pajam tops to brocade sirts (almost appropriate for the office even) and some very attractive wedges. The commercial element ever lingers. A fact that makes us heave a sigh of relief.

Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

coutorture — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:27:47 -0700

Cowboy boots entered the hipster pantheon as the first ironic product tie in of the Williamsburg lifestyle. Hank Williams and Willie Nelson became totems of the newly sincere grasping Americana that flooded urban enclaves. Soon these emblems gave way to new signs of the American dream, preppy replacing rustic in the hierarchy of cool just as surely as Vampire Weekend wears topsiders. But the cowboy rides again. Its not that we have seen girls sporting boots this summer, we could never figure it out the first time, as stinky feet don't evoke the eroticism necessary to full channel "youth" which is a prerequisite for hipsterdom. Rather, it was a most unlikely product that shifted our perspective. The Dolce & Gabbana Runway Snakeskin Lace-Up Bootie featured in our Island Life photo editorial might seem a strange evocation of the soul of cowboy. But what are these booties if not the cowboy boot reinvented? And lest you are tempted to call us crazy, community member Style...A Work In Progress has cowboys on the brain as well. She tickles us with proper cowboy aphorisms like "real cowboys never run, they just ride away." In which case, maybe the cowboy is riding back again. With booties like the Dolce and Gabana snakeskins you can't run away, you can really only ride a taxicab into the sunset. And if you prefer a more traditional boot we even have a substitute. But we think faded dungarees, a white boyfriend shirt and booties are just the way to bring the cowboy back, ironically and very expensively.

Fashion in 50 Seconds 5/30

coutorture — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:15:28 -0700

In choosing an economic system, Deng Xiaoping sady it doesn't matter if the cat is black or white so long as it catches mice. Apparently Chinese capitalism is catching a lot of mice as Coach is betting it will grow to a $250 million dollar retail presence as it grows from 15 points of sale to over 50 in five years time.

Times may be tough but we always go back to our favorite shoe brand.

Dolce and Gabbana plan to open 24 more stores next year.

Yet another shock, rich people get frustrated when they can't buy expensive things online easily.

We like to think it is all of the discount Marni we purchase that is helping Yoox get to its 2009 IPO.