Photography Virginia ArcaroFashion / ShowDsquared2 SS15Art attack: the merging of fashion and art is celebrated in a neon tribute to 80s New YorkShareLink copied ✔️June 24, 2014FashionShowTextSusanne MadsenPhotographyVirginia ArcaroDsquared2 SS15 Initial reaction: Dean and Dan's Factory. The curtain went up to reveal a glass ceiling New York-type studio scenario where models were busy acting out the roles of super buff life drawing subjects in tiny neon pink briefs, photographers shooting a girl standing in front of a wind machine. #onlyinmilan Art attack: Drawing on Stephen Sprouse and mash-ups of contemporary art and Andy Warhol's camouflage, the designers sent out a succession of sportswear-inspired pieces covered in neon camo and denim embroidered with sketches and scribbles from an artist's canvas to the sound of Edie Sedgewick's dialogue from Factory Girl. “Art is a great thing, and fashion and art go hand in hand,” Dean and Dan Caten said after the show – “that’s what we’re celebrating.” New York City boys: Backstage, in matching neon camouflage jackets and pink skate slip-on shoes, the designers spoke fondly of a youth in the city: “there was a great moment in the 80s in New York, with interesting and fun moments to celebrate – our youth, a beautiful time in our lives. We were young little fashion victims!” Indeed, there were echoes of eighties New York nights in the black glitter bomb bomber jacket that closed the show. The soundtrack to Dsquared2 SS15: Last season, Dsquared2 sent rockabilly-influenced jailhouse boys down the catwalk. See it below: DSquared2 AW14Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREA new Vivienne Westwood exhibition celebrates the designer’s activismRome is where the heart is at Valentino AW26This film captures Naples’ intense love affair with Stone IslandTouching grass was the biggest trend of AW26Mask4mask: Masquerade was having a moment at the AW26 showsCeline is sick of irony! Plus everything you missed at Paris Fashion WeekAdidas tapped the City of Angels for its latest release ZimmermannZIMMERMANN celebrates trailblazing women for AW26 Alysa Liu makes her Paris Fashion Week debut at Louis VuittonMiu Miu AW26: Chloë Sevigny and Gillian Anderson just walked at PFWKiko Kostadinov is taking flight for AW26Chanel AW26: Matthieu Blazy’s butterflies are ready for the ballEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy