Ask  me what I would have worn to Carine Roitfeld’s Vogue Paris  ”Eyes Wide Shut” themed  masquerade ball , and it would have been this stunner by DSquared. Elegant, statement making and of course sexy with  a dark edge. Available at Luisaviaroma. A closer look on the next page.

A man in a Speedo has pretty much become the accepted punchline for any statement related to what a guy should never wear if he wants to ever get laid in his life. Now that they’re showing up on the runways (the ones featured here are from Dsquared), it reminds me that my partner have discussed this and we whole-heartedly reject the anti-Speedo sentiment! What’s wrong with seeing more leg on a man? It’s the beach, everyone should take off as much as possible. And yes, this applies to everyone, even men and women who aren’t perfectly toned and are long past their youth. We have concluded that this aversion is somehow connected to the inherent prudishness of Americans, but it’s probably a lot bigger and more complicated than that. Still, we here at HighSnobette officially are throwing down the gauntlet for more men in smaller swim suits!

 The “Spine-Heel sandals by DSquared are original, interesting, but then again the bone color makes them  a little creepy to me. The series also includes an ankle boot and a thigh high version.Via Luisaviaroma.

Surprisingly, Canadian line Dsquared² has yet to do a collection of sunglasses and they have just announced the arrival of their new effort for May of ‘09. The 16 designs for both men and women were inspired by 70’s American hip hop and are made by the infamous Italian eyewear producer, Marcolin. The campaign is just as white hot as the sunglasses themselves. Ace photographer Steven Meisel captured Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista basically beating the crap out of each other while looking stunningly beautiful in their high end accessories. Kudos to the boys for taking their time on this project and getting it right.

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Dsquared² has teamed up with Britney Spears to design the costumes for her latest world tour. There is a lot of talk about how over the top her new show is going to be and for me personally I could care less about the dance moves. A show isn’t a show unless you could put it on mute and still enjoy it for the fashion entertainment value alone. I’m a huge fan of  Dsquared² and judging from the sketches they did not disappoint. Working with a circus theme, the boys kicked it up a notch with a futuristic vibe as well as bondage like touches. Dean and Dan Caten, the siblings behind the genius of Dsquared² had this to say;   “We wanted to create something much more provoking and indecent…something animalistic and primal,We are confident that this tour partnership, an autobiographical tribute for one who has always been in the spotlight: scrutinized, watched, imitated, photographed, criticized and loved, will be an enormous success.” -DSQUARED²  Looks like they nailed it to me.

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