Dolce & Gabbana
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| A fine liner and felt tip drawing of a naked woman. I wanted to incorporate the floral pattern from Liberty's collection into the skin of the woman; symbolic of both the veins and nature in human life and to highlight this in females: legend had it that women were created from the inside of a rose; hence why pink was chosen as the colour to represent and dress them. |
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| Above: My interpretation of Dolce and Gabbana's Viva La Mamma catwalk show, in which the models carried babies with them down the catwalk in celebration of motherhood. I paired this with a drawing of a model celebrating gay pride with rainbows and colour irradiating from him as he walks. I started to think about the relationship between Dolce and Gabbanas views on 'artificial babies' and their own sexuality. I wanted to create a pattern that is inspired by their own detailed work, that includes symbols such as test tubes etc. |
The link below embraces the Viva la Mamma catwalk show from Dolce and Gabbana; describing the models and clothes entwined with their theme of embracing a photogenic motherhood:
http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/mar/01/dolce-gabbana-celebrates-motherhood-at-milan-fashion-week
This link tells a different perspective on the show and designs; not truly representing motherhood, more just using it as a prop to sell their designs:
http://time.com/3728185/dolce-and-gabbana-viva-la-mamma-milan-fashion-week/
Another controversial issue arose when D&G spoke out in an Italian magazine about 'artificial babies', which grabbed the attention of hugely influential star Sir Elton John. This bought a great amount of publicity to the issue, described in the article linked below:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11473198/Sir-Elton-John-calls-for-Dolce-and-Gabbana-boycott-after-row-over-same-sex-families.html
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