Milan Fashion Week – Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2013

Many of the pieces this season were typical Dolce & Gabbana and featured a lot of lavish embellishments. Personally, I would never wear the jewel bedazzled Jesus shirt but you can see the amount of handwork and time that went into it; The jewels and settings were all hand-sewn to a silk blouse. My personal highlight of the collection were the tailored pieces. I have never seen anyone needlepoint embroider a wool chalkstipe flannel blazer with flowers or hand sew lace all over a velvet jacket. These applications take colossal amounts of time and it is nice to see that Dolce & Gabbana stayed true to their roots while incorporating their signature style into more traditional pieces. Honestly, it is one of the more interesting collections I have seen this season and would find a way to wear one of their floral needlepoint jackets without looking too crazy.

Images by Gabriel Zeller