Echoing a lot of what has already been said, I too am disappointed with Dolce, and I have been for the past few seasons. They're simply trying to hard make their collections fit in with the Lanvins or Balenciagas or YSLs for editorial space. And when they do that, it all looks very Marchesa.
And that's not neccessarily a bad thing, because neither Dolce & Gabbana nor Marchesa makes unattractive clothes. But where's the continuity? I can't see the yacht partying heiress wearing much of this, can you? If Dolce is really just relegating the sexy clothes to boutiques only, where is the honesty? Shouldn't the clothes that are actually going to sell be the ones shown to the public?
If anyone thinks I'm being a hypocritical about all this, I'll admit it partially. Italian collections are always either too trampy, or in the case of D&G and Cavalli in recent seasons, not trampy enough. But there IS a happy medium for me! (See this season's Dsquared!) Labels like Dolce, Cavalli, Versace, and Dsquared aren't necessarily my taste, but they do have an important place in the market. (And not just for the tacky, I think that the right sexy, figure-hugging dress can look pretty sophisticated in a lot of context.)
And that's not neccessarily a bad thing, because neither Dolce & Gabbana nor Marchesa makes unattractive clothes. But where's the continuity? I can't see the yacht partying heiress wearing much of this, can you? If Dolce is really just relegating the sexy clothes to boutiques only, where is the honesty? Shouldn't the clothes that are actually going to sell be the ones shown to the public?
If anyone thinks I'm being a hypocritical about all this, I'll admit it partially. Italian collections are always either too trampy, or in the case of D&G and Cavalli in recent seasons, not trampy enough. But there IS a happy medium for me! (See this season's Dsquared!) Labels like Dolce, Cavalli, Versace, and Dsquared aren't necessarily my taste, but they do have an important place in the market. (And not just for the tacky, I think that the right sexy, figure-hugging dress can look pretty sophisticated in a lot of context.)
