Byzantine Art Inspires a Fashion Designer
In February 2013, the attention of all the world's fashionistas and lovers of the beautiful shows was riveted to the show of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The Byzantine Art inspired designers for the creation of such an impressive collection. The collection has received many rave reviews, and the hall was full of famous persons who visited the show. The muse of Dolce & Gabbana is a woman, which is destined to conquer the world. She knows how important a first impression, and her appearance in society always produces a sensation; she is ready to compete with men, but always remains a woman. Exactly for such ladies, the designers create their collections.
The Byzantine Art, which inspired Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, aroused as a result of the collapse of the Roman Empire in 395 year in its Eastern part. Byzantium remained the main guardian of the ancient heritage, the center of science and culture. Along with Greek and Roman, Byzantium creatively processed elements of the art and culture of Iran, Syria, Ancient Egypt, and other countries; this is compound alloy was transformed into a distinctive artistic style of Byzantine art. In Byzantine art are closely intertwined exquisite decorativeness and lush entertainment, artistic language conventionality and deep religiosity, emotionality and dogmatism, expression and philosophical depth, a service to the higher beginning and admiration for the beauty of the world. All these features can be seen, looking at the magnificent collection of Italian designers. There were many splendid, not affecting neither any creative uniqueness, nor designer search, but just completely superb and truly feminine things were present in the assemblage. Its Byzantine piece is luxurious, entertaining, art meticulous, relating to details and clear. On it, as on many preceding collections of Dolce & Gabbana, one can have a general idea about the development of the Italian culture. Without mentioning the fact that these creations, combining color of mosaic and matte gold and established patterns of mosaics – ochre, blue, Burgundy, fair brown, pale-green, augmented by exact historic “components” (decorated with shiny stones the Byzantine crowns, large earrings, crosses on chains), look good visually and obviously will generate lots of buzz fashion designers and stylists.
The dazzling brilliance of the Byzantine and Venetian mosaics, instructed with gold and precious stones carved columns of the Cathedral, various episodes from the Old Testament were transferred onto fabric and decorated dresses, shirts, skirts and bags. Lace, which does not spare any collection of the brand, was present at this time. It formed the basis of semitransparent fitting dresses, which are traditional for the fashion House.
Special attention deserves the jewelry. Massive clip-on earrings and pendants in the form of crosses, and crowns, inlaid with semiprecious stones undoubtedly will become the most coveted accessories of the future autumn.
A number of dresses and coats in color of pomegranate and ruby, with embroideries, lace detailing and inlays, have become a kind of common thread between Byzantium and Sicily. Magnificence, abundance, brightness, grandeur– at least in this Italian Duo did not disenchant our hopes. After the first rush to accuse them of recurrent themselves comes next, a more sensible thought: time after time out of fashion, one does not expect deep meanings and forward-looking ideas, but holiday and Fiesta. In addition, Dolce & Gabbana is a celebration that is always with us.
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