Fashion duo Dsquared² presented their new spring/summer 2014 collection at Milan fashion week. The inspiration for this collection was found in the 1950-s fashion and style and the starting point was in the idyllic island beaches of the 50s are where Dsquared2’s vacation belles are headed next summer. Glowing from the sun, their bathing beauty style, reminiscent of Esther Williams, turns up the luster at night where they cocktail and cha cha decked out in the haut-est of island glamour.
The silhouette was very feminine and sexy, 1950-s couture inspired shapes came in a duo of head-turning silhouettes. The focus was on bathing suit style cocktail dresses with hiked hemlines are padded at the hips and bust to exaggerate hourglass curves. Longer skirts and dresses are puffed up with tulle layers and balloon hems to emphasize tiny waists, topped with cocoon-sleeved cocktail coats. Leathers come laser cut with a delicate lace pattern, as sheared pony in a jungle print or opulently glossy in a crocodile miniskirt and cropped trapeze jackets.
Fabrics inspired by upholstery textiles of the era are given the luxe treatment via punchy prints, three-dimensional lame effects and floral embroideries that bloom over shorts and jackets. Dripping with crystals and beads, bustier dresses sparkle and glitter when Dsquared2’s beach beauties shake to the Mambo.
Holly Rose Emery (Next)
Lindsey Wixson
Jasmine Tookes (IMG)
Agne Konciute
Anais Pouliot (Women)
Ophelie Guillermand
Vika Falileeva
Yi Joung Kwak
Lys Inger
Luma Grothe (Elite)
Kremi Otashliyska
Hollie May Saker
Josephine Skriver
Iris Van Berne
Cora Emmanuel (Elite)
Nicole Pollard
Charlotte Wiggins (Women)
Mackenzie Drazan
Ymre Stiekema
Hana Jirickova
Esther Heesch
Carolina Thaler (Fashion)
Xiao Wen Ju
Irina Kulikova
Sung Hee
Catherine McNeil (Elite)
Designers Dan and Dean Caten.
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