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Too sexy for your suit?
By CNN's Hala Gorani
MILAN, Italy (CNN) -- Sexy, glamorous, feminine. Words that Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana use freely when talking about their clothes. But can the humble suit live up to such a billing? On a mission to inspire extravagance in office dressing, Domenico Dolce, 44, and Stefano Gabbana, 39, want their haute couture to liven up your job -- and your life. "Every season the proportions of a suit change, the shoulder, the layer, the hips, the shape," says Dolce in their Milan headquarters, but the changes are "very, very light."
Putting a flashy see-through leopard print shirt under a suit is very much the D&G style, Dolce explains. "One touch of extravaganza, the glamour, because it's important that when you work, you work happy." "So the clothes are a good ad for living another life," adds Gabbana. The designers steer away from the androgynous look. Gabbana declares: "I love the woman with the man clothes. It's more sexy." Wanting their reputations to outlive them, Dolce says: "I hope the people in the next life remember Dolce & Gabbana for the sexy clothes, the black and the glamour clothes." Known for their fan base among Hollywood celebrities and pop icons, the pair are enthusiastic about designing for women who wield "big, big power." One of their most high-profile clients is Madonna, who along with Sofia Loren, has inspired them. "Myths such as (Italian actress) Anna Magnani, Sofia Loren and Madonna have been points of reference. Women who want to change, who have become self-confident, who love luxury and who are always more glamorous and sophisticated," gushes their Web site. "Madonna is for me the mix of Sophia Loren and Anna Magnani," says Dolce. "Beautiful inside and beautiful outside. The big power. "Because always Stefan and me love when the woman has big, big power." While fans of other top designers like Yves St Laurent, Dior and Balenciaga, the pair go to the street for their real inspiration. "The public knows style," says Dolce. Gabbana adds: "We love staying in the middle of the people. If you go in the restaurant, walk in the street, you go shopping, and watch, look, the people give a lot of information. Their close partnership has lasted more than 20 years. "The people call me and Domenico one designer with two heads," laughs Gabbana. "It's good, like a yin and a yang, you know? It's perfect, we talk a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, so he has the perfect idea and me too. And maybe sometimes different, maybe, for example, I love the white and he love the black and it come out right." For the 2003 upcoming collection, Gabbana says to expect a lot of white, but Dolce warns they can often "completely change everything" three days before a show.
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