Nostalgia Friday - D&G

Yesterday came the news that Domenico Dolce and Stafano Gabbana, the dynamic duo behind D&G, has been found guilty on tax evasions in an Italian court and are sentenced to 18 months in jail and a E500k fine.




First off - the good news:

Italian courts manage a conviction!! The country of Berluschoni and bunga bunga parties has a working legal system!!


Secondly, likewise in the rubric of good news - CNN has a sense of humor! Their headline announcing this momentous occasion: Is orange the new black for D&G?

LOL.
I never much liked Dolce& Gabbana. There was always something a little cheap about them and their courting of celebs. Their look was tightly corseted, bosomy, animal print sexy. They had a thing for obvious fetishes.
That said some of their exploitations of classic Italian looks were on point - humorously.
Like so:

And then of course were their multiple collaborations with Madonna. They designed two of her tours (none as iconic as the Gaultier did) - this is a design from Girlie:

And she headlined some of their ads:

So for your Friday Nostalgia enjoyment, ladies, here's the Queen of Pop saying with her Tshirt that Italians do it better: