#SuzyCouture: Dolce & Gabbana – The super-rich dive into a haute couture supermarket

I have the same shade of pink as the setting sun on the mountains that surround Lake Como, models posed on a grand stone staircase.

There was Lady Kitty Spencer, niece of Princess Diana. Scenic historical images of sun-stained water. While Naomi Campbell's colorful feathers swayed over her hairstyle, she posed for a photo with the Dolce & Gabbana duo

An "experiment" is all in the dazed world of haute couture. And Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are masters of the art of mixing exceptional clothes with a lot of fun.

At a time when guests from all over the world swayed like drunken sailors on a boat displaying beautiful decorative jewels, or had dined in front of a church illuminated with twinkling lights and having seen the romantic show Alta Moda – the weekend came up crescendo

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Well after midnight Guests were jumping from their dining tables and walking as fast as they could. they could in Dolce stilettos for the price.

These enthusiastic buyers knew that the next evening, the show and its embroidered moccasins would be on the other side. Alta Sartoria menswear was next on the Buy! Buy! Buy! party list. There was even a D & G pop-up shop selling clothes (for both sexes) on a moored boat.

For haute couture today, the experience is everything. Perhaps even more important than the object itself for people whose moaning cupboards already contain more than they could carry in a year.

Here in Como, in front of these charming merchants, were coat racks. Colorful and compelling – if only they could be snatched from the jaws of a potential rival. Carried in cabins created with silk taffeta walls inside a noble palace, it was possible to try to buy instant Alta Moda.

Naomi's dress was taken to a private client. As a slender and cute young American looked in a jacket with tight panties – and how all the intricate details were spectacular.

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D & G Alta Moda sailed from Capri to Palermo, among many Italian sites in recent years . And behind the success of the women's and men's events, the duo's mission is to maintain Italian work and make connections with the country's history.

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Why Lake Coma? Domenico and Stefano explained the international status of the mountainous region, which attracted Prussian royalty from the 19th century and aristocratic travelers – hence the historic mansions. They include the one where Alta Sartoria presented her fanciful blend of linen shirts, with a subtle decoration, through tailored silk jackets to a large opera coat.

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How all this connection with international customers – and the place?

"When we decided to go to Como, we started thinking about our school when we were young," Domenico said. a classic Italian children's fairy tale.

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"We Are Inspired by the Books of the 18th Century . romantic, "said Domenico. "Then we dream of something completely crazy, like a romantic dress in electric blue with a head full of flowers. And another is psychedelic;

To counter artistic talent, Stefano added references to the big houses around the lake and their classical influence on clothing.

"Como is famous for all its beautiful villas. There were the most aristocratic people on this lake in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, "said Stefano." These people were very free and underrated. "

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"When we came to see the location, we saw a lot of incredible things – buildings, from the Napoleonic neoclassical style to the family buildings. Visiting the Royal Palace. "

Perhaps there was a little too much high style in the Alta Moda Inevitably, women who are often invited, but not always, leave a partner to settle the bill while men seem to make their own choices and pay the bill

In an intense session of explanations, Domenico, who is the tailor master, introduced me to the young men that he trained since they were teenagers late. And then drew the l & # 39; s attention to the extraordinary decorative pieces for men, either woven, printed or subtly embroidered. The textures, nuances and dedication to the beautification were exceptional. A pair of linen blouses, almost transparent in their subtle weave, seemed highly desirable.

As a woman, I wondered why any of these ways to soften men's clothing was applied to women's Alta Moda line

organically and seeing them bloom, perhaps that "boys" can now expand their reach.