About a week ago Milan was definitely the place to be as the Milan Fashion Week took place with shows like Burberry, YSL and Dsquared. Speaking of the Dsquared, the creators who happen to be twins Dean and Dan Caten showcased their 2012 Spring/Summer collection and left everyone there amazed. Their collection was inspired by a fictional American tourist, arriving in Europe for a summer trip passing by countries like Mykonos, Florence and even London.
The collection had lots of color in bomber jackets, fitted leather biker jackets and logo t shirts which I thought were now out of season. I personally loved the bright neon colored slim fitted pants paired with gladiator sandals, however I am not sure about those tiny swimming trunks though. The collection as a whole is wearable with that funky ski inspired flavor; it also included classic casual items like slim fit blazers, white crisp shirts and skinny ties.
THE DOLCE AND GABBANA SPRING/summer 2012
We also saw the Dolce and Gabbana unleash their Spring/ Summer 2012, to be honest I am in two minds with their latest collection. I don't know if I like or loathe it because like a lot people in the fashion industry I thought the collection is nothing different from what we have seen before.
Slim fit dark suits, skinny ties, and white shirts. This year they loosed up the fit of the shirts and the suit pants were a bit loose fitting too. I tried to be open minded and that's when I started appreciating the clean simple LOOSE lines, they are doing a good job at trying to reintroduce the loose tailoring trend.
The texture used on this collection is what stood out for me more than anything; the texture was inspired by the nets of Sicilian fishermen, showing lots of square weaves layered or just bare. They also used conservative colors and stayed away from our summer colors.
By Tshepang Sebulela
