The sweat looks sprayed on, the glitter drawn from the archive: Dsquared² celebrates its 30th anniversary – and the former rush has lost its heat. The fire of the past has hardened into a pose.
From the mannequins of the 1950s to the supermodels of the 1990s: fashion constantly reinvented its icons. Today their names are Shudu, Imma, and Lil Miquela – avatars instead of humans.
The 1980s marked a revolutionary change in the fashion world. Power dressing with emphasised shoulders, figure-hugging skirts and eye-catching make-up dominated the aesthetic of the time. Women...