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Fashion: Dolce & Gabbana's decadent ode to ancient civilisations for S/S 14

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Date
27 September 2013

Like my films, foods and taste in music , I like my fashion with a good helping of unsubtle and comic references to history. As you can see from these exuberant pictures fresh off the catwalk, this S/S 14 collection from sartorial cuties Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana is taking all the best bits of ancient history and injecting them with concentrated SASSY.

Are those gladiator sandals embellished with Roman coins? Yes, yes they are. The coins don’t stop there, they’re everywhere! Coins all over the place in this decadent ode to lost civilisations. The weird thing is, Dom and Stef don’t seem to credit the ancient times when referring to their inspiration for the collection, they insist on saying it is based around the theme of an “irrational dream”. Whatever you say, boys. Just keep producing stuff as joyous as this.

A person walks down a runway wearing a blue and yellow patterned tunic with a central illustration of a classical building. They carry a small, woven straw handbag and wear cream-coloured heels.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

The back of a person's head, with blonde hair styled in a loose bun. A crown of small white flowers and green leaves is woven through the hair, paired with large gold hoop earrings.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A person walks down a runway wearing a short, gold-toned dress printed with classical coin motifs. The dress features flared sleeves and a blue and red decorative border along the hem.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A person holds a gold circular handbag featuring a high-relief sculpture of a classical head. The bag hangs from a gold chain strap adorned with small gold and silver coins.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A person walks down a runway wearing a sleeveless gold mini dress made of metallic coins. They pair the look with chunky gold sandals and large matching earrings.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A person holds a small, structured handbag featuring a classical temple illustration on the front. The bag is framed by a border of gold-coloured circular medallions.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A person walks down a runway wearing a short, black dress with large, gold circular patterns. They pair the look with gold earrings and matching pointed flats.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A close-up of a person's foot wearing an ornate gold sandal. The shoe features swirling metallic patterns and is decorated with gold coins and dark gemstones.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

A person walks down a runway wearing a short, cream-coloured dress with blue and gold embroidery. They carry a small gold handbag and wear gold pointed heels.
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Dolce & Gabbana S/S 14

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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