DSquared2 Resort 2022

By George, I think I’ve got it!!... D is for dumpster!

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This is insulting to them as designers, to the media who will fawn over these fey boys and to the business of fashion. There is nothing here that resembles anything close to wearable clothes and much more to what one might find in a dumpster, on the curb or in a Goodwill store.

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Who will pay good money to look like some bedraggled street urchin in need of a roof to sleep under or searching for a fix? The absurdity of it baffles me especially when I know that the twins have the grit and the talent to produce clothes that will boost their brand and not disgrace it.

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It is a great sadness that this is what centuries and decades of sublime fashion has evolved into since what has this has to do with fashion is an enigma to me unless of course it is the pathetic homage to the Chanel jacket!

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DSQUARED2 & Imitation of Christ FALL 2021

I’m not going to point out which is what and who did which but it is blatantly apparent that when you run out of ideas or you, as a designer, believe the hype you turn to Gucci as inspiration and if not Gucci then you either go dumpster diving and Goodwill Hunting and I’m not speaking of the Matt Damon variety

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One might think “haven’t I seen this before? “and that answer would be yes or maybe you weren’t born yet and some of it you wish you had never seen. Old, tired, overdone, over referenced unattractive Gucci and then the audacity to try and justify the printed tuxedo shirt of the 70s ( BUY IT NOW  Promotion & Beyond - P&B Tuxedo White Funny Wedding Ceremony Party Men's T-shirt, XL, Black - Walmart.com - Walmart.com0 and the ubiquitous butterfly top that must have sold millions of pieces in those years.

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There is no justification or amount of esoteric rhetoric that can turn any of these pieces into the fashion of our times ...the greatest advice I can give to so many designers, old or new, is to read a book on the history of fashion, learn what made fashion great, see who made fashion great and then try, if it is within your skillset to do so or else just freakin quit and stop embarrassing yourselves and giving fashion a bad rap.

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If I rant on and on, please accept my apologies because I never could fathom that after all the greats that fashion has given us, we are left with this … the detritus if fashion.

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PS... one might  consider renaming these  collections as  Imitation of Fashion and DuhOH

Dsquared2 fall men’s 2019

Nick Remsen wrote in his review …. It’s not often you see designers throwing caution entirely to the wind. Tonight, Dsquared2’s Dan and Dean Caten exhaled a sartorial fuck it, or as I would say a sartorial fuck you!!!

 

Words escape or possibly I just can’t find the words that would aptly describe this mess… so I leave it you to... do you know any 5 people ... wait … do you know a single person who would pay thousands of dollars to wear this or look like this? 

The only thing that comes to mind is apparently every man is a man boy who secretly harbors an aspiration to be a homie, hip hop star or homeboy…. BASTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dsquared2 Men’s fall 2018

GO O THE SOURCE FOR THE REAL DEAL SHEPLERS, DRYSDALES, WESTERNMAN, EMPORIUM, CAVENDERS, BLAIR, & SCULLY and every second hand store from Laredo to Bozeman

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And there you have the inspiration or places that were scoured for fall 2018. Every trite western decoration. Embellishment and accoutrement has been utilized to make the point …. Yes this is a western inspired collection yippee ay oh kay yay. Which way to the rodeo and bull riding

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Queens in western drag for 1000s of dollars to satisfy the spectacle of yet one more show of clothes that no one needs lets alone wants. Frankly it’s boring and trite and brimming in sight gags. 

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One standout was a camel ranchers coat with matching beading… useless but fabulous and now that I think of it there were no chaps and if there was a collection that would have or could have cashed in on bare asses and ;leather jockstraps this was it. The clothes are not even interpretations rather than just plain old copies.

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In some respects consider it all you need to dress as Hopalong, the lone Ranger or Palladin for Halloween!

Dsquared2 men’s spring 2018

Who knew that being twins and good time boys supposedly make up for showing silly tired clothes?

Who can explain why these clothes are relevant to anything?

Who can tell me why these 2, who do possess talent, continue to show Halloween costumes/get ups season after season?

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Who knew that “a million” belt buckles could become tuxedo stripes? A punk revival?

Who would be seen in daylight in these clothes?

How does this brand make any money?

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Is this supposed to be androgynous?

When did the pedestrian become a trend?

What would “fashion” be without the “Levi” jean jacket?

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Why are these clothes so been there, done that?

How can you take any of this seriously?

Can anyone explain this to me… anyone?? Any of it?

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P.S. I actually loved the white dinner jacket trimmed in black and the “bleached out” sequin jeans … god forgive me

Dsquared2 spring 2017 men’s

CLASSIFIED AD: in need of fashion interpreter for collection review! Candidate must be fluent in hype and bullshit and MUST know how to explain away the emperor’s new clothes. Best said… in need of qualified  fawning person who knows nothing of fashion and yet oohs and aahs  at any collection that supposedly has a “hip/hot” quotient.

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Someone needs to tell me what this was about... yes glam rock, yes 70’s, yes 80’s punk even a tad of 50s nerd. Yes platforms. Yes piercings. Yes pedal pushers and high water pants. Yes kinky boots, maybe androgyny, maybe drag or was it just an excuse for the vertically challenged twins to wear thigh high patent leather platform boots and parade down a  runway showing their audience that they are indeed capable of walking in them. Yes, I get it that they must have cast a show based on whether these clones could clop down a runway wearing these absurd glitter boots and booties.

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So after the supposed shock of the footwear, I saw torn second skin jeans... AGAIN... some glitter tops, a pile of jackets and not much else except maybe the sequin overlay camo pieces which yes were pretty great but where is one wearing a sequined camo anorak? Someone needs to explain this to me …. Any volunteers?? 

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