Domenico Dolce

>> Dolce & Gabbana Shooting Campaigns Right Now in New York; Madonna Back for Fall 2010? —Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce are currently in Manhattan, and according to their PR, they are photographing the Fall 2010 men's campaign at Mulberry Street Bar in NoLita right now.  No word on the women's campaign, but Madonna may be back — Dolce and Gabbana are also reportedly working with Steven Klein on shooting the pop star for a Dolce & Gabbana commercial in the same neighborhood. [@jimshi809, @PeterDavisNYC]

>> Did Tom Ford open up a serious crossbreeding frenzy between fashion and film? Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce make their second film appearance — if only a cameo — as priests in the upcoming Nine, but Gabbana doesn't want his film career to end there, he tells WWD:

Many people ask us to do little parts in movies, and it depends on the time. Domenico is not so comfortable because he’s really shy, but I love it. My dream when I was young was to become a movie actor. I never studied acting, but I did a TV program five years ago. I was a guest many times on TV, and I have my program on the radio [for the popular Radio DJ Italia]. And I do many advertisements on TV: for cars, for ice cream [Cornetto Algida]. The last three years, I’ve made three commercials for [car company] Lancia.

But he doesn't delude himself: "My career is fashion designer. If you want to make something really well, you need to spend a lot of time. I don’t have a lot of time to make movies or act. I would love [to], but it depends. Maybe a famous movie director [will] offer me a really big part. You never know."

>> Designers are really starting to sound off on bloggers — Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been plastered all over the place after seating four bloggers in their Spring 2010 front row; Gabbana told the Wall Street Journal: "It's the future. How many young customers don't read newspapers — they read blogs!"  Alber Elbaz recently admitted that he's "really scared of bloggers," and it sounds like Christopher Kane tends to agree. He told Vogue UK:

“It’s a bit mad, isn’t it? It feels like it’s happened all of a sudden and at some shows this season the front row was just all bloggers. I think it will die down though, and people know what they are doing. No one who wants to read a serious review of a show is going to look at what a 14-year-old thinks. But it has become more critical; people can say what they want about anyone on a blog without consequences and that’s quite scary. There are real repercussions for a designer if a photo of something is leaked by a blog; it can be copied in a fortnight and that can really harm a business. You have to be much more careful now.”

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>> Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Dolce & Gabbana Campaigns Under Way —Last week, Gucci wrapped its Spring 2010 ad campaign shoot in Miami, with Emmanuelle Alt styling once again, and this week, it sounds like Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana are taking care of business.  Mary Alice Stephenson Tweets that Vuitton is shooting today in New York — Lara Stone has reportedly replaced Madonna for the brand, with Steven Meisel on photo duty — while Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce left for New York earlier today for their ad campaign shoot — funnily enough, Madonna is said to be on Dolce & Gabbana menswear duty this upcoming season. [@LiveFashionWeek, @maryalicestyle, @stefanogabbana]

It was all about passion and romance at Dolce & Gabbana's Spring showing at Milan Fashion Week. Showing utmost creative capability, the designers made a heavenly mix of sexy menswear-inspired suits, lace dresses, floral-printed separates, blouson shorts, and tiered frocks. "[The collection] is sexy, but not too sexy. . . . We're talking about sensuality," said Domenico Dolce. And that they did via bold, leopard prints, scintillating corsets, and a slick play on see-through dressing via black netting and mesh.

There was no limit to their imagination — the duo drew influences spanning from Madonna to Sicily — and created something for everyone. Classic, sophisticated gals will undoubtedly immerse themselves in Dolce & Gabbana's vintage white-lace dresses; hip darlings can revel in their floral and animal printed pieces; and sporty minimalists can celebrate in their selection of tailored suits. The emerging odd trend of the season — pantless one-pieces — were prominent and some of my favorite for Spring thus far. Bravi Domenico and Stefano!

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Eva Mendes and her boyfriend George were in Portofino over the weekend enjoying a few days aboard Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana's boat. Eva kept her bikini body covered with a leopard print caftan yesterday morning, after wearing a similarly patterned dress for dinner on Sunday. She and George have been in Italy for the 2009 Giffoni Film Festival, where she's serving on the jury. Eva was able to escape her duties and enjoy a little fun in the sun, as one of the latest stars to pay Domenico and Stefano a visit on their always-popular yacht.

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