Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXIII

1 5 4 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I DSQUARED2 A/W 2016 WOMENSWEAR A fter moving to Italy to work for Versace and then Diesel, Canadian twins Dean and Dan Caten set up their own label Dsquared2 inMilan in 1994, where their ‘tongue-in-chic’ collections gained a loyal celebrity following. Also famous for creating catwalk shows bursting with energy, the design duo’s love of cheeky subjects, approached withmore than a hint of irony, has set them apart from the crowd. The identical twin designers brand themselves as the square of each other, and for autumn/winter 2016 they cubed unlikely themes – samurai with Victoriana with combat – in a collection that equalled a highly relishable mash-up. As with most collections this season, the prime numbers here were the outerwear pieces, most notably two sleeved cuirasses crafted in cut coloured fur, two more in fur-trimmed beaded panels, and a mighty fur-lined sequined camo parka.