ANOTHER MADONNA FOR DOLCE & GABBANA AD CAMPAIGN

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MADONNA GETS DOMESTIC FOR D&G

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Another look at Rodarte for Target - Nitrolicious

Bid on one of The Hills girls dresses for Free the Children - MTV

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Scarlett Johansson for D&G Cosmetics

Scarlett Johansson is the new face of Dolce and Gabbana’s cosmetic line.

In the ad, Scarlett’s image is reminiscent of another iconic blond bombshell, Marilyn Monroe.

The designers chose Scarlett for their ad campaign because they feel her image embodies everything that D&G want to see in a woman. “Scarlett is sure of herself. She’s a beautiful girl, but she’s really easygoing. She is very Dolce & Gabbana.”

Stefano Gabbana revealed that the lipsticks will be rose scented. “We wanted to create makeup with a scent. Domenico and I remember when we were children and opened our mother’s handbags — the scent of her lipstick trailed out. I observed that when women open makeup, they smell it first.”

“We see makeup as another thing for women, like a dress. We worked on the makeup line like we work on a clothing collection — you can change makeup like you can change your clothes, depending on your mood”.

The ads will appear in all major fashion magazines this Spring. The cosmetics themselves will also launch this Spring. Prices for the products range from $20 for nail polish to $59 for powder foundation.

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Lace It Up!

While the fall trend towards leggings continue (perhaps unfortunately?) the lines of iconic design houses such as Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana have all started to favour tights in fall neutrals in the earth tones family. Changing things up new comer Zac Posen recently showed rich plums, oranges, reds and yellows for tights in his fall and winter collection 2008. Taking things to the next level, Italian designer Prada showed lace... how Retro chic! As seen in ELLE’s Fashion Guide to Fall, Prada lace is an entire advertising spread. We here at FABRIC are suggesting all those fashionistas to give lace a try this fall while the warm weather is still among us, before taking the practical approach and stepping into tights.

It’s All About Getting High

City retro is in, and while the look may not be the likes of haute couture genius Christian Lacroix, these city under grounders are making a noticeable statement this time around. With the wave of sneakers being brought back by nearly every major shoe label out there, our American Apparel-wearing friends find themselves in their glory. When this look first hit, it was all about the vintage pair of Nike Air Forces (retro colours of course), and the classic Chuck Taylor Converses. This movement is also bringing back the wayfarer. This skinny jean obsessed subculture caught the attention of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana who have since shown studded high-tops in reply. These shoes retailed for $380 in US department stores; currently a pair is selling on eBay for around USD$750. This group will generally top off their look with vintage baseball caps and vibrant printed tees; designer Christian Audigier who previously designed for Ed Hardy now has a vast array of original tops. When it gets a little colder, a vintage K-Way jacket is the way this group sways.

Resort Ready

Because of our late-blooming spring and summer weather here in Canada and much of North America, most of us don't begin shopping for summer clothing until we find ourselves suffocating in our knits and layers. Often, the problem arises that by the time we are ready to shop for a summer wardrobe, designers are already in full gear for their fall/winter collections and even chain retailers have sold out of your size and dumped the summer goodies in a discount bin. Although it's a pain to know that the months of September-December are the best times to buy your summer clothes for the following year, we may take leisure in the fact that because fashion is always so ahead of the game, we get to cop style ideas from Resort Collections from the runway reports just as it's getting toasty in the town. Whereas the Resort collections, originally started by Dolce & Gabanna, were traditionally reserved for celebrities purchasing warm-climate clothing for their resort vacations to sunny destinations, Resort has now become a full-fledged season with a shifting focus from what to wear on vacation to what to wear right now. Resort wear tends to be light in weight, often made in silk, cotton, linen, denim, or microfibre, easy to pack or wash, and following the Nautical or Hawaian style. Evening and Caftan dresses, lightweight shorts, swimwear, open toed sandals and lightweight footwear in general, as well as light dinner jackets for men take the platform as Resort wear hits the runway catwalk. Inspiration for the now year-round Resort Collections is often drawn from Indonesia, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Costa Rica and Spain.

Follow the link below to check out full coverage of the runway reports from the Resort Collections '09. Dare to be inspired!

http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/resort/