WONDER‧‧‧Dolce & Gabbana

Friday 24 April 2009

Forecast report

I have to say, this continue assessment is not as easy as I thought.

Color , is not simply 紅、橙、黃、綠、青、藍、紫 , it is very complicated!
The variety, the theory, the value, chroma...I had ever seen before the first lesson. Undeniably, this subject broaden my horizons.

Studying from the beginning.

What is color? Even now, after doing this assessment, I can't tell the answer confidently as color is ever changed.

Forecast is difficult. I can only foung information throught a few channels : internet , magazine, and maybe some advertisement. I want to go to Italy if I were doramouse and have the 隨意門, so that I can collect primary information of Dolce & Gabbana.

Confused, unrest, uncertain about the condition.

Backgroung, culture, economic / political / technological imfluence, celebrities, the brand image, competitors, consumer's desires......all these factors may affect the ideas of designers, how can I find the inspiration of the next season collection?? Oh my god !!!!!!

2009 / 2010 Fall Forecast

Dolce & Gabbana 09/10 Women‧ Fall‧Ready-To-Wear‧ Forecast

According to my observation and analysis, I found that Dolce & Gabbana use black and white almost all the time. Besides, gray and red are also be used very often. Beige, brown, blue, pink, orange, purple, green are usually used to hightlight those fundamental colors.

The colors in those 10 years were changed from familiarity (natural colour with low value / chroma ) into novelty (primary colour with high value chroma) , and then go back to familiarity to move in circles.

I think the duo will use black and white consecutively. And gray, is now become the cosset of them too since it has been chosen in the recent 8 years. Low value & chroma of these hues will be the first choice.

To creat contrastion, I think red, blue, pink and green will be used.

Red and blue are often seen because they are part of Sicily and Mediterranean's traditional color. Most of time, these two hues have kept a low value and chroma in order to punctuate and contrast the strong presence of black/gray/white.

Pink and green will be used to give a spark of the outfits. For example, the shocking pink used in oo, 01, 09's collection. And for the green, it is the familiar hue of rustic or country lifestyle. Maybe, we can meet the rustic lifestyle again in the fall collection 2010.

Don't forget the furs, the exotic animal prints and hints of safari, they are also the favorite elements of Dolce & Gabbana.

Tuesday 21 April 2009

Street Shots

Street Shots

The red frosting is so special which is highlighted the clothing of low value of color.

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These photos were took in Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui & Mongkok.

Most people like caual wear, such as a T-shirt , a pair of jeans & a pair of converse. That is the common style you can see in Hong Kong everyday, everywhere .

The recent cosset is the women's suit : Black, silver, brown... Beige colored suit with silver-blue strips matched pink chemise with beige shorts to created harmony. And the hat make the whole look more formal.