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Diesel Black Gold Fall-Winter 2013-2014 RTW Fashion Show


Mood/style:
Diesel Black Gold ramped it up this season with new women’s wear designer Andreas Melbostad. He worked a collection that was mostly dark-toned (save for a few all-white examples) and heavy on iconic motoring and biker references.

Ornamental hardware was prominent and fabrics were distressed. The silhouette was ultra-lean. Leather jackets had peaked shoulders, quilted sleeves, multiple zippers, snaps, belts, pockets and were shown with zip-front mini-skirts. Pants were sculpted to the body, low-waisted, seamed, stitched, also embellished with zippers. The same theme carried over to the dresses. For example: a stretch lace dress was banded with leather trim, gifted with zip-off cargo pockets and a high belted leather collar. Metal studs also ruled. Melbostad installed them in stripes on pants and as an all-over pattern on tops, jackets and dresses, mixing different sizes and colors, to build contemporary urban armor

Lengths:
mini-skirts and dresses. Cropped and long jackets. Long pants

Colors:
black, grey, denim blue and white only

Fabrics:
leather, waxed cotton, cotton, wool flannel, wool, denim. Distressed fabrics. Stretch lace. Metal studs.

Shape:
very lean and fitted silhouette. Narrow jackets. Tight pants. Form-fitting, body-con dresses, some with high collars. Oversized t-shirts

Accessories:
small shaped studded bags. Ankle-strapped heels. High-heeled booties
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