Wonderful Alberobello on the streets of the area where the Dolce and Gabbana fashion show was held. All useful information.
One of these truly special occasions, when there were so many prestigious guests, was the evening Dolce and Gabbana parade through the streets of Alberobello, in the suggestive neighborhood of Monti, last July. The parade passed through cobbled streets, while stairways descended to the impressive trulli, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A fabulous setting for no less fabulous dresses.
Always stylists Dolce and Gabanna they celebrate Southern Italy, its millennial cultural traditions, its natural beauties and its women, full of charm and mystery. Therefore, it is not surprising that in July of this year, two designers decided to organize different events. parades in southern Italy, in Puglia in particular, with stops in the beautiful towns of Alberobello and Ostuni.
TO Alberobelloperhaps the most original and spectacular fashion show took place in the suggestive district of Monti, with very elegant models among the trulli. The contrast between modern and ancient is very dear to Dolce and Gabbana. Here are the details and everything you need to know.
Alberobello, the streets of the area where the Dolce and Gabbana fashion show was held.
One of the most exclusive dresses New women’s haute couture collection from Dolce and Gabbana were introduced very original fashion show in Alberobello, in the middle of the trulli. The audience consisted of VIPs including Helen Mirren and Kim Kardashian, locals and artisans, many of whom were dressed in traditional Itria clothing. Even the clothes shown at the fashion show were inspired by local traditions, with many references to styles, shapes and places including lace, embroidery, prints, flowers, transparencies and lots of gold and black. At the crossroads of antiquity and modernity. The clothes fascinated the audience, but even more so the place where the fashion show took place.
The models crossed the streets of the city. Monti areathe historic district of Alberobello which rises on a hill south of the city and where they are located over a thousand trulli, the oldest and most characteristic, crossed by fifteen streets. This is the monumental square of Alberobello. Once they were houses or premises for crafts, today the trulli of the Monti area are a place primarily for commercial, exhibition and tourism activities.
The trulli are lined up along eight parallel streets, the most impressive of which are Via Monte Nero, Via Monte Pasubio, Via Monte San Michele and Via Monte Sabotino. The poverty of the Monti area made it possible to preserve the ancient trulli. While the rest of Alberobello was no longer allowed to dry-build, an ancient building technique that underlies the trullo.
In 1910, the Monti area was declared a national monument. Today it is an exclusive and tourist area.
The perfect scenario for a Dolce and Gabbana show where I am trullo hatsmade of woven straw and covered with black and white silk.