RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week Spring 2016: Dolce and Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 Photos + Full Runway Video

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week Spring 2016: Dolce and Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 Photos + Full Runway Video

Italia Chic: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

What: Dolce & Gabbana Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016.  Italian Holiday Fashion Postcard "Italia is Love". Tribute to Italy, its resort cities, holiday and tourist destinations...

Espresso and Alta Moda: Scene backdrop for Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016

Vogue.com's Sarah Mower stated (of the Dolce & Gabbana
Spring/Summer 2016" collection: "Their
inspiration boards were pasted with printouts of vintage posters advertising
the attractions of Capri, Venice, Rome, and Florence; movie stills of Italian
stars; and pictures of all kinds of handmade, homemade souvenir embroideries.
This summer, the designers have moved on from exploring Sicilian history to
seeing Italy’s glories through the eyes of the foreign tourists who began to
flood into the country after World War II. There, visitors found little shops
selling embroidered circle skirts and sundresses, printed scarves, sandals,
straw hats—things that Italian women had been making at home to cheer
themselves up in times of austerity" 

Selfie Time: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016

Trends: Shift dresses; sequins for day; flower prints; 50's and 60's shapes/silhouettes; caftans; pajamas; lace dressing (of course!); printed dresses, tops, shorts; stripes; boatneck necklines



Colors: Red, lemon yellow, black, gold.

Going Shopping: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016

Roman Holiday: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Striped Vacation: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

La Dolce Vita: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Limoncello Dressing: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Kaftan Afternoon: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Sicilian Mistress: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016

 Flower Garden: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Baby Doll: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Printed Brunch: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016

Sorrento Beauty: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Capri Beach: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Roma A-Line: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Italia Postcard Dress Parade: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2016 

Click below to watch Dolce & Gabbana Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 Runway Show:

Milan Spring 2013 Fashion Week Minute: Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana --Photos & Runway Videos!

Milan Spring 2013 Fashion Week Minute: Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana --Photos & Runway Videos!

Italian Aristocracy meets Sicilian Party Girl...

 Cascade Ruffle Perfection: Gucci Spring/Summer 2013

First up...Gucci by Frida Giannini Spring/Summer 2013:



Designer Frida Giannini conjured up the heydays of Roman Couture and Italian Contessas taking their Summer vacations in Capri, Sardinia and Positano with her FABULOUS collection for Spring/Summer 2013.

Wife of former Fiat Chairman Gianni Agnelli, Marella Agnelli  (born Princess Marella Caracciolo di Castagnet)

Marisa Berenson in Sardinia on a photoshoot

It was very Marella Agnelli of the FIAT Agnelli's and Marisa Berenson--as Style.com noted. Azalea pinks, florals, stark ivory's, chartreuse, pastel blue, and so on. It was PURE elegance. Clean, simple tunics, shapeless dresses, ruffles galore. STUNNING!!!!!!!



Some of my favorite looks:

 Positano Evening: Gucci Spring/Summer 2013

 Color Queens: Gucci Spring/Summer 2013

Principessa: Gucci Spring/Summer 2013

Click below to watch Gucci Women's Spring/Summer 2013 Collection--Part 1:

Gucci Women's Spring/Summer 2013--Part 2:

Gucci Women's Spring/Summer 2013--Part 3:

 Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013:

Printed Beauties: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013

It was all about Sicily with Dolce & Gabbana's Spring/Summer 2013 Collection--but then again, when is it not. Street-theater puppet prints on dresses, skirts, tops, you name it--they were there. Raffia was also used--yes, like the Lucy Ball potato sack dress fabric! Whether or not that makes it to the stores (and if any woman will buy) will be fun to see. The Italian design duo also did stripes (a big trend for Spring/Summer 2013) in tunics, tops, and dresses of course. And lace--a big Dolce & Gabbana staple, was also quite evident. Viva Sicilia.

 Potato Sack vs. Lace: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013

 Stripe Girl: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013

 Raffia and Applique: Dolce &n Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013

 Golden Cage: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013

 Click below to watch the full Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2013 Women's Collection:

The Fashion Forecast: Fall 2011

The Fashion Forecast: Fall 2011

  The Fall 2011 fashion trend can be descibed as bold, daring and even timeless. Prints and patterns were turned into a mashup, colors were bold and electirc, designs looked spotty, women dressed like men and low and behold the 40's and 60's returned. In other words the Fall 2011 fashion trend was in the best way a FASHION EXCESS.


DON'T BE AFRAID TO MIX IT UP


Mary Katrantzou Fall 2011 Ready to Wear Collection.

This season matching is SOOO last year. Mary Katrantzou combined eye catching prints such as animal and flower in a way that some people couldn't even imagine. but clearly this collection was perfection. In addition she used these prints to compliment her lamp shade flared skirts. She even enhanced one of the skirt more (picture on the right) by adding three dimensional flower buds









SPOT THE TREND. SPOTTY VISION, LOOKING SPOTTY 
(I think you get it)


POLKADOTS



Marc Jacobs Fall 2011
Ready to Wear Collection

Marc Jacobs clearly felt spotty by adoring everything from the hats all the way down to the hosiery with dots, spots and more dots

WHO SAID YOU HAVE TO HAVE BALLS TO ROCK THIS

Dolce and Gabbana Fall 2011 Ready to Wear Collection

Once again this seasons trends were borrowed styles and tips from the boys. Dolce and Gabbana achieved this by pairing mens' trousers with either a perfectly jacket and a crisp white tuxedo shirt leaving everything to the imagination or kept it simple with the trousers and the tuxedo shirt. 





THE TIME MACHINE

Mui Mui Fall 2011 Ready to Wear collection (left) 

and 

Aquilano.Rimondi Fall 2011 Ready to Wear Collection (right)

Mui Mui and Aquilano.Rimondi sent their models down the runway time machine in their 40s and 60s inspired collection.

Mui Mui (on the left) got her inspiration from the 40's. The collection was filled with inverted triangle jackets and dresses. She completed the look by having the model wear matte red lips and having their hair held back by combs. Where as Aguilano.Rimondi (on the left) got inspiration from the 60's. The runway was covered with Jackie Kennedy-esk dresses and jackets

MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2011

MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2011

Supermodel Animal...

Rosie Safari: Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2011, 2011 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet

Victoria's Secret Supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wore a leopard printed Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2011 stretch silk fitted dress. On the actual runway, it was shown below the knee and with flat shoes. Thank God Miss Rosie chose to hike the dress up a bit---and wear it with heels (and I LOVE those heels!). Oh, and not wear that hat! In case you didn't know, it's ALL ABOUT Animal Prints for Fall and next Spring--and leave it to a Victoria's Secret Model to work it! Sexy. Hot.

MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet: Elle Fanning in D&G Spring 2011

MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet: Elle Fanning in D&G Spring 2011

Thirteen and in Platforms?

Romper Princess: Actress Elle Fanning in D&G Spring 2011, 2011 MTV Movie Awards

Thirteen year old (I know, SHUT UP!!!) actress (and sister of Dakota) Elle Fanning, wore D&G Spring 2011 to the 2011 MTV Movie Awards tonight. She's like one year younger than my niece, and if I spotted my niece in heels THAT high--well, Uncle Nick might have a problem...But that's neither here nor there. Let's discuss Miss Elle. She wore a printed romper from the lower line of Dolce and Gabbana. It was cute, young and dare I say, age-appropriate. But those heels??? Platform wedges on a thirteen year old? Maybe I am just too much of a fuddy-duddy....
Anyhow--what do you guys think?