Dsquared2 Men and Women Fall 2023
The Dsquared2 show opened with a brief video that set the tone for the sexy student collection that the public was preparing for. Drawn naked blondes moved provocatively on a large screen before an IRL setup recreating a messy teenager's bedroom, covered in posters and stickers, was revealed.
An alarm clock went off, TikTok star Kyle Thomas opened his eyes, stretched arms and lo and behold - he woke up not to a new day but straight to 2003. So did the guests of the show, who witnessed a parade in Y2K style and a rewind of all the aesthetic codes known to Dsquared2 during of the last two decades.
Think denim in all its forms, from distressed finishes to low-rise options left unbuttoned to reveal the double buildings; maxi down jackets, shearling coats and plaid versions of jackets and shirts; sheer dresses, skimpy shorts and high-hemline drop-waist skirts; a Western aesthetic, and injections of leather motorcycle styles.
It was a "looking back to look forward" exercise that reaffirmed the Dean and Dan Caten's penchant for layering, style mash-ups and self-expression.
There was the geek, the cowboy, the rocker, the bombshell, the athlete, and well others. There were preppy looks popping up between cowboy fringe jackets; a crystal-embellished fishnet dress layered over a cropped tee and denim shorts; lingerie gushing all over and a palate-cleansing immaculate tracksuit that interrupted a series of shrunken proportions slogan tops and t-shirts that nodded to baby onesies.
A hodgepodge of characters, styles and references, here's an old-school Dsquared2 collection in all its open form sex appeal, irreverence and high voltage energy.
If on the one hand the range included good reminders of what the Catens do best - the denim and outerwear stole the spotlight - on the other, some looks were just a bit too anachronistic and hard to imagine behind the walls of this staged room today.
The Dsquared2 show opened with a brief video that set the tone for the sexy student collection that the public was preparing for. Drawn naked blondes moved provocatively on a large screen before an IRL setup recreating a messy teenager's bedroom, covered in posters and stickers, was revealed.
An alarm clock went off, TikTok star Kyle Thomas opened his eyes, stretched arms and lo and behold - he woke up not to a new day but straight to 2003. So did the guests of the show, who witnessed a parade in Y2K style and a rewind of all the aesthetic codes known to Dsquared2 during of the last two decades.
Think denim in all its forms, from distressed finishes to low-rise options left unbuttoned to reveal the double buildings; maxi down jackets, shearling coats and plaid versions of jackets and shirts; sheer dresses, skimpy shorts and high-hemline drop-waist skirts; a Western aesthetic, and injections of leather motorcycle styles.
It was a "looking back to look forward" exercise that reaffirmed the Dean and Dan Caten's penchant for layering, style mash-ups and self-expression.
There was the geek, the cowboy, the rocker, the bombshell, the athlete, and well others. There were preppy looks popping up between cowboy fringe jackets; a crystal-embellished fishnet dress layered over a cropped tee and denim shorts; lingerie gushing all over and a palate-cleansing immaculate tracksuit that interrupted a series of shrunken proportions slogan tops and t-shirts that nodded to baby onesies.
A hodgepodge of characters, styles and references, here's an old-school Dsquared2 collection in all its open form sex appeal, irreverence and high voltage energy.
If on the one hand the range included good reminders of what the Catens do best - the denim and outerwear stole the spotlight - on the other, some looks were just a bit too anachronistic and hard to imagine behind the walls of this staged room today.
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