Live the dream: D & G's new headquarters in Milan dons a new and sharply tailored two-piece suit.'Dolce & Gabbana is the Dream: a luxury brand that owes its incomparable appeal to superior sartorial sar·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing: sartorial elegance. [From Late Latin sartor, tailor; see sartorius. content and stylistic originality. Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. & Gabbana evolves but never changes radically. An unmistakable timeless style, standing for an unconventional luxury which combines innovation with the strong Mediterranean flavour of its origins. A brand whose essence lies in its contrasting yet complementary features. The Dolce & Gabbana man and woman are individualists who know how to get the most out of life, and see clothes as an expression of their lifestyle.' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. this marketing excerpt, the D & G headquarters building in Milan is bang on bang on - (Or "pound on"). To stress-test a piece of hardware or software: "I banged on the new version of the simulator all day yesterday and it didn't crash once. I guess it is ready for release." brand. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With contrasting yet complementary features and a timeless elegant style, the D & G HQ occupies two buildings, one from the 1920s the other from the '20s. Linked by a new lift, stair and ramp core, the buildings present strikingly different manners, with a bold new facade articulated by vertically modulated glass panels. With offices set within the Italianate palazzo, new showrooms occupy the glazed volume. With a tripartite TRIPARTITE. Consisting of three parts, as a deed tripartite, between A of the first part, B of the second part, and C of the third part. composition, the building is cut back at street level, and has an inset attic storey that contains a restaurant that benefits from intimate external terraces. With apparently effortless finesse and elegance, the architects have achieved an architectural synthesis that reflects D & G's sophisticated and distinctive attitude to style, encapsulating its sensation, tradition, culture and Mediterranean nature. White Namibian stone, glass and sheet steel combine in an eclectic yet refined mix. There is no need for any pretentious architectural strutting strut v. strut·ted, strut·ting, struts v.intr. To walk with pompous bearing; swagger. v.tr. 1. To display in order to impress others. here. R. G. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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