D&G Men (Part two) Hiding Money and Saving Heads

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Part two of the D&G Men’s collection has a different flavor than the street thug/country look of part one. Clearly in my opinion, the beautifully tailored jackets are a spin into a direction reaching back as far as the essence of the Regency era 1790-1820. For menswear, post the French revolution, frippery and bright colors gave way to cut and tailoring as an indicator quality and money. Flaunting wealth was in poor taste and no one wanted to imitate what the French aristocrats lost their heads over. The Regency era were the roots to the modern suit. The other time used by D&G as influence for this show was the financial depression of the 1930’s. This followed the ostentatious spending and flaunting of money of the infamous roaring ‘20’s. It’s easy to see the comparisons and why D&G chose this direction for part of their collection .