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Step out this season in Diesel Black Gold’s street-inspired spring summer collection which combines urban aesthetics with athletic accents to convey a new ‘Techno-Grunge’ attitude.
Creative director Andreas Melbostad, pictured below, unveiled the 2018 line with its first co-ed runway show in which men and women both sported pieces that reflected the Italian label’s signature utilitarian spirit.
The women’s range featured multiple layered silhouettes to create a lean and elongated look while the men’s line-up boasted exaggerated proportions for a grunge effect.
The collection is cool and fresh in watery tones of aqua, mint and turquoise with contrasting colourful stitching and drawstrings.
The nineties feel ran through the women’s collection which featured maxi slip dresses in micro floral motifs, front-button long dresses over a patchwork of plaid patterns, fluid skirts and skin-tight pants with surf-inspired graphic inserts.
Long cardigans are layered on crop tops and suede skirts while fitted striped knits are worn under dresses and camisoles paired with baggy pleated pants showing a sartorial feel. Zippers and drawstrings give a functional attitude to denim and windbreaker nylon dresses.
Core men’s staples are re-proportioned and abstracted. Plaid shirts in aqua tones are cut extra-long and are matched with shorts layered over leggings.
A parka and a hoodie are combined in leather short-sleeved hybrid jackets, while a lengthened coat crafted from a shirting fabric is layered under a cropped cotton bomber.
The sharp cut of a collarless coat is exalted by the constructed big shoulders and sartorial blazers are worn with sporty tops. Pants, crafted from lightweight nylon and denim, are cut extra baggy or super fitted. Their coloured contrasting stitches echo surf wetsuits.
Accessories include women’s laced-up suede flat sandals, as well as men’s shoes with chunky soles and hiking boots, all injected with an urban-combat mood.
While there is a Diesel store in City Centre Bahrain, the brand has announced further expansion plans of its business throughout Europe, the US and the Middle East.
