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Dolce & Gabbana have a hefty history of finding themselves embroiled in controversy. Co-founder Stefano Gabbana in particular has racked up a reputation for having no filter, making rude comments on social media about celebrities and claiming designers don’t have to care about politics. Most recently, the brand alienated Chinese consumers after racist comments from Gabbana made […]

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Dolce & Gabbana’s “The Great Show” was a mega-runway occasion slated to include 360+ looks and feature high profile models such as Lucky Blue Smith and Estelle Chen. But instead of creating good will with Chinese customers, the event was cancelled, and one of the brand’s founders was labeled a racist along the way. View […]

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View this post on Instagram INTRODUCING CELINE NEW LOGO ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #CELINEBYHEDISLIMANE A post shared by CELINE (@celine) on Sep 2, 2018 at 1:15pm PDT Céline Drops the Accent Since Hedi Slimane was announced as the new creative director of Céline – or should I say, Celine? – in January, the fashion world has been waiting […]

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Stefano Gabbana isn’t one to shy away from sharing his political views, or any of his opinions for that matter. In the most recent round of outspoken comments, the designer took aim at Maria Grazia Chiuri’s latest couture collection for Dior.  On an Instagram post shared by Vogue Japan’s Anna Dello Russo, Gabbana appears to be slamming Chiuri’s work with a […]

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It’s no surprise that Italian designer Stefano Gabbana is a fan of First Lady Melania Trump. He’s been quite vocal as one of the few designers that have agreed to dress Melania, and often posts images praising the Trump family on his Instagram account. @flotus ️️️️️️ #DGWoman ️️️ THANK YOU ???? A post shared by stefanogabbana […]

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The highly anticipated verdict is in for the Dolce & Gabbana case tax evasion case. After a three hour jury meeting held today the judgment has been finally delivered, guilty. Ouch. Much speculation is being raised over the consequences that the decision will have on the designers’ Spring 2014 fashion show during Milan Fashion Week. Orange suits on the runway?

The Italian designers were charged with tax evasion and sentenced one year and eight months in prison, WWD reports. Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who have fervently denied the accusations since the beginning, are expected to appeal the decision. Today’s ruling is the first of three legal proceedings, which will determine the final verdict of for case. Whether jail time is actually in the works for the designers and the members of their team is therefore yet to be determined.

Even if you only glanced at a picture in passing, the image of Anna Piaggi would have undoubtedly left an imprint in your memory: her blue marcel curls, rouge-dotted cheeks, flamboyant hats and colourful, pattern-clashing clothes were an unmistakable fixture on the front row, one that will be sorely missed as the fashion world learns today of the 81-year-old’s passing.

Piaggi was born in Milan in 1931, and broke into the editorial world as a translator at the Mondadori publishing house. She moved into fashion journalism as the fashion editor of Italy’s first women’s magazine Arianna in the ‘60s, and began contributing to Vogue Italia in the ‘70s. She’s began writing for everything from Vanity Fair to L’Espresso, and as her editorial page count grew, so did her eccentric wardrobe. Her 2865 dresses and 265 pairs of shoes were celebrated in a Topshop-sponsored, Victoria & Albert Museum exhibit entitled “Fashion-ology” in 2006, while friend and admirer Karl Lagerfeld documented over 250 sketches of her many looks in Lagerfeld’s Sketchbook.

Rumours have been circulating for months that Dolce & Gabbana’s D&G line would soon be folding, and the announcement came this morning that now is the time, making today’s Spring 2012 runway show the last.

D&G was created as a sort of younger, fresher, and cheaper alternative to the traditional line, but lately retailers have noticed that while the pieces are popular, the prices were getting too high. Having a roughly similar price point was hurting both brands, so while this decision isn’t a surprise, neither is it a huge disappointment. While some European retailers are confused by the decision, claiming that the D&G line was far more commercial and popular for shoppers, the designers said in a press statement that the decision will bring “even more strength and energy to [their] collections.”

“Teal is the new neutral,” declares Holt Renfrew‘s fashion director, Barbara Atkin, outside the Max Mara show, pointing to her gorgeous new Givenchy bag. And she’s right. It’s my second day in Milan and I’ve already seen nothing but blue-sky bags cropping up all over town and scattered throughout the front row. Did everyone get the same memo?

Inside the tent, there was a different sort of blue—a pastel (think Ladurée macaroon) aqua that’s been spotted throughout the spring collections. Max Mara mixed it with delicate shades of sand and ivory in a sporty, minimal collection highlighted by racer-back, colour-block dresses, athletic-inspired knee-length leggings (move over Lululemon) and trim little ¾-sleeve, blouson baseball jackets.

Jane Birkin is auctioning one of her namesake Hermès bags for Red Cross relief in Japan. [Telegraph]

By Gillian Pryor

Celebrity stylist and designer Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman welcome their first son this morning, Skyler Morrison Berman. Congrats to the new family! [People]

I was mesmerized by the soundtrack at Fendi yesterday—James Blake’s “Limit to Your Love”—and the collection in turn was just as beautiful as the music.
 There was a relaxed, easy feeling and a whiff of the English countryside to the felted wool swingy coats, cropped pants, tweedy knit sweat pants, luxe shearlings and furs.
 Karl Lagerfeld previewed a parade of colour and texture with subtle, sophisticated tones in structured top handle bags and in ribbed wooly tights that contrasted beautifully with block heel mary-janes. Shearlings were turned inside out and trimmed with croc. Melton and felted wool in khakis, ochres, and purples made for some boxy, simple leather trimmed totes and even a ruffle turned up in wool as a detachable jabot on blouses and dresses. Easy, rich and relaxed: just the way I’d like to feel and I’m guessing I’m not the only one.