MFW: D&G takes in the theater - from seat cushions to Callas

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For their lower-priced line D&G, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana went to the theater, drawing on everything from the band leader’s jackets to the velvet seat cushions, which they fashioned into bustiers paired with Swiss Dot ballet skirts or skinny jeans.

Elaborate bustier dresses, puffed up by internal petticoats, came in rich velvets and brocades with gold tassel belts. Pony hair capelets were printed to look like ocelot fur, and platform velvet pumps were piped in gold or scattered with crystals.

Stepping off the stage to the street, there were also less costumey things to wear -- T-shirts with the image of Maria Callas or vintage opera bills on the fronts (Callas recorded ‘Norma’ in 1954 in the very theater where the runway show took place), jeans with gold braiding down the sides, quilted velvet coats, tapestry-print chiffon blouses, cardigan sweaters and ballet flats. It all made for a very clever show.

Hopefully, D&G’s divas-in-training know who Callas is.

-- Booth Moore

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A look from D & G’s fall ’09 runway show Friday during Milan Fashion Week. Credit: EPA/Giulio di Mauro