DSquared F/W 2010 from Milan ::

Dean and Dan Caten managed to make red latex (or leather- but it looks like latex) look kind of classy for their F/W 2010 collection. in small doses-

this collection took a couple huge steps away from the brothers design aesthetic, but i don't hate them fo rit. the collection was fun, if not halloween friendly, and different. no one wants a stagnant designer who will give you the same thing over and over. and the shoes. i wish there were close ups! ahh.

:: Nicole Phelps of Style.com. describing the stage and collection (she was not impressed, fyi)...

"On the stage behind the runway, a pair of he-men in metallic jock straps and bandages stood beside their storage tubes. In keeping with the laboratory-like setup and its Frankenstein implications, the back of a black jersey gown was embroidered with a sparkly ribcage, and skeletal silver hands gripped the shoulders of a leather hourglass dress. Somewhat less obvious was a pair of net bodysuits with red and blue beading that represented arteries and veins..."

:: click on image to view larger. check out Chanel Iman (<3)>

:: arteries.
:: this is just amazing. dean and dan came out in another take on this look, below.

:: designers. images via style.com.