Now that my exams are out of the way, I finally get the time to really savour the collections for menswear. Visually that is. Nevertheless, I have chosen some favourites from all of the collections shown in Milan, and the first is Dolce and Gabbana's A/W12 Menswear showcase. Earlier last year it's been reported that the label has been suffering from the current financial turmoil within the industry and unfortunately as a result, they have closed down their D&G label. After this debacle one would think that the Italian duo would resort to clinical measures, ensuring a consumer-friendly collection to boost the company's mojo back in place, but true to form, Stefano and Dominico staged a collection that was the epitome of masculine sartorial excess to the sound of Verdi's La Traviata. Their fall collection was operatic and romantic; full of luxe fabrics from wool voile to velvet which literally dripped with ostentatious Gold bullion embroidery. The tailoring was sleek and close to the body, while silk and woolen pyjama trousers juxtaposed the look with a degree of foppish loucheness. The suits were sharp, with velvet accents while the coats were fit for a Romanov; capes and collars were trimmed in fur or astrakhan. The award for the most overhyped, yet probably most coveted piece of clothing however, goes to the grey woolen socks which boasted decadent bullion. Of course! Although the Dolce and Gabbana gentleman this fall may prove a bit too much for the everyday, average Joe but like Alex Fury of Showstudio concludes, "perhaps it is their antidote to harsh reality".
[images: nowfashion]
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