Hello, Tailor

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

OMG, it’s a FORMALWEAR FERAL SWEATER BOY!! — from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

Trousers aren’t a typical place to find brocade, and although I think the jacket pictured below went a little too far on the embroidery and decoration stakes, I love the steady creep of curlicues up this model’s legs, like the growth of some type of coral or ice-crystal. — from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.

After I saw BBC Sherlock’s “A Scandal In Belgravia” I reread the original Holmes short story “A Scandal In Bohemia”, meaning that the description of the King of Bohemia was fresh in my mind when I saw this collection. “His dress was rich with a richness which would, in England, be looked upon as bad taste.” “…impression of barbaric opulence…” — from Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2012 Menswear, at Hello, Tailor.