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RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: GUCCI Spring/Summer 2019 Collection + Video

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Gucci Spring/Summer 2019 WHAT: Gucci Spring/Summer 2019 by Alessandro Michele . Michele has singularly revived the Italian House of Gucci bringing back the past to making it cool and UBER hip... Vogue.com calling it a "Vintage-retrieving design formula" . Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele INSPIRATION: Le Palace Club , the late 70's/80's Montmartre Paris nightclub du jour , think of it as Studio 54 Paris. This was THE PLACE to be seen at during those times; think Yves Saint Laurent, Loulou de la Falaise, Issey Miyake, Antonio Lopez, Karl Lagerfeld...Disco, Drugs, all night Fabulousness.  Le Palace Club Paris  SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Lots of 70's Gucci GG logo jackets, pants, "Leather-Boys"-inspired jock straps, glitter, Lurex, Lame bodysuits, high-waists, boxy "Grandma Chic" suits, 80's shoulders, Showgirl headdresses, Mickey Mouse bags. COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS:  Gucci Spring/Summer 2019   Gucci Spring/Summer 2019   Gucci Spring/Summer ...

RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Fashion Week: Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019 Collection + Video

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Gender Fluid Tainted Love--Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019 WHAT: Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019 by John Galliano.   Soft Cell INSPIRATION: Soft Cell's 1981 new wave/soft punk anthem "Tainted Love" set the background for John Galliano's Maison Margiela gender-blending show, featuring looks challenging people's perceptions of what's male, what's female, what's stylish, what's fashion...gender fluidity, freedom of expression..breaking rules. SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Tailoring techniques, basting stitches, cut-outs, lapel stitches, capes, super-skinny pants, gender-flux style, draped bodices. COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS:  Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019 Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019   Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2019 Ma...

RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week: Dolce and Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019 Collection + Video

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Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019 WHAT: Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019. DNA--Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019 INSPIRATION: The theme of the show was "DNA", the unique "fingerprints" everyone has...in other words, everyone is unique and it's time to CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALITY and UNIQUENESS; Dolce & Gabbana said "each of us is the king or queen of our lives". Amen huney! Monica Bellucci (L) and Isabella Rossellini (R)--Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019   Helena Christensen (L) and Ashley Graham (R)--Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019 Eva Herzigova (L) and Carla Bruni (R)-- Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2019 SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Italian Diva Monica Bellucci , 90's Supermodel Eva Herzigova , 80's/early 90's Catwalk Supermodel Marpessa , Italian Film Royalty Isabella Rossellini , Former First Lady of France Carla Bruni , Model/Spokesperson Ashley Graham and many others strutted the runway in Dolce & Gabbana ...