Kicking up dirt with his beaten-up ropers, the D&G man is a handsome cowboy this season—but a British one, the designers asserted. Indeed, American cowboys probably wouldn’t touch vintage Fiorucci graphics, which D&G printed on T-shirts, with permission from Elio Fiorucci himself. These went into the mix of discolored leather and ripped denim, patched denim, and more denim—around 60 washes in all. Bags and western shirts also came in denim, and even a swimsuit and a fine-gauge sweater were printed with a trompe l’oeil denim effects. Many looks were paved with studs and rhinestones. With the addition of a perfectly cut, peak-lapel blazer, this rugged fellow went instantly from country to city. And for evening, he swapped it for a velvet smoking jacket with shawl lapel and a matching velvet bowtie.




