The designer and collection I have looked at for this task is the Dolce and Gabbana spring/summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection. I have always found Dolce and Gabbana to be very inspirational, they arealways front and centre when it comes to world-wide trends not just in fashion but also in society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this collection, Dolce and Gabbana have referenced lots of different cultures, traditions and styles, one that is very obvious throughout the collection is the influence of Riviera style. The image and reference I have chosen to analyse is this still from the program Sex in the City. The show surrounds a group of successful women who live in New Your city and their semi luxurious lifestyle. It is a fairly fashion orientated program so doesn’t surprise me that this modern Riviera esque look had come up in one of the episodes.

I believe that this picture is a still from one of the scenes from the program due to the styling of the two of the main cast members, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Kattrall. I feel that the lighting, positioning and focus of the image is too perfect to be a candid of the actresses. In the image, they appear to be walking along what can be presumed a New York city street or maybe they had taken a vacation in the episode to France which would explain why they are both dressed in very similar outfits as France is where the Riviera style originated. It also gives a feel for the episode, the brightness of the sunshine, bright colours of the clothing and expressions of the characters gives you the impression of a perhaps exotic and exciting episode. The television company may have used this for advertisement for this particular episode to entice the audience.

Bibliography:

• Vogue (2016) Dolce and Gabbana 2016 ready to wear collection

Available form: http://www.vogue.co.uk/shows/spring-summer-2016-ready-to-wear/dolce-gabbana

https://blog.neonscope.com/Fashion/Style-Trends/469-the-french-riviera-style