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PUREST PALETTE OF BLACK, WHITE, GOLD, AND LIPSTICK RED MADE FOR AN EASY TO DIGEST COLLECTION IN FOUR PARTS. AN INTIMATES-INSPIRED SECTION IN BLACK, WHICH SEEMED TO REPRESENT THE FEMALE PROWESS ALONGSIDE MASCULINE TAILORING – SHARP AND EXPERTLY CUT.

Dipping into gold brought high-octane disco-style lamés and maximalist embellishment – one corseted maxi number garnered audible appreciative murmurs from the crowd. Winter white was where this season’s outerwear options looked renewed, especially in a polar bear faux fur style. And to close, the color that has been sweeping the season, namely red, in a broad range of textures showing off the colors’ versatility – think glossy patent leathers, feathers, satin and oversized gemstones. Even though this is what the duo have always been known for, it is interesting to note that the way the Dolce & Gabbana woman is represented can sometimes err on the side of sex kitten. The second look alone left little to the imagination, being that it was an extremely high cut lace and satin teddy worn with a sheer bra, that seemed like a throwback to an era when Joan Collins was starring in films titled ‘The Bitch’ and ‘The Stud’.

There is as an overall sense of designers moving towards the more sensual (which the pair claim to also be doing, when they explained their inspirations in a social media post “Sensuale [is] a new dimension of sensuality that make women spontaneous and natural”), a hint of something that may lay beneath, or a play on contour that emphasizes the female form in a suggestive way, that puts the woman firmly in control. If, in developing the black section of the show, the designers meant for it to be merchandised in and amongst the lingerie category at retail, then in creating a new sensuality for the bedroom alone, they have succeeded. As daring as the younger generation have been known to be, even they may shy away from the sheer maxi dresses or bodycon lace sets as styled on the runway. Instead, the Social Media Managers