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Church chants welcomed guests with the gates of
heaven used as a background to the catwalk. "Fashion Devotion"
read a golden sign over golden gates and a flurry of angels and
clouds.
At the show's start, bells chimed, the gates opened and drones
flew out, carrying the brand's handbags down the catwalk.
In previous shows the famous designer duo had asked young
so-called influencers to showcase their designs, turning to
bloggers and Instagrammers who have millions of followers and
are seen as style icons by their fans. But this time Dolce &
Gabbana returned to professional models.
The collection, rich and opulent as usual by Dolce & Gabbana,
featured church-influenced designs such as a big black cape
draped over a white t-shirt, a priest collar combined with an
elegant damasked tuxedo and a cassock-looking dress with red
finishes paired with high-heeled red sandals.
Other references to heaven included cartoon-esque angels wearing
sunglasses, which were on skirts and on a ornate bronze bomber
jacket, with wings coming out of the model's back.
"Fashion sinner", "D&G devotion" and "Santa moda ora pro nobis"
– Holy fashion pray for us - read some of the clothes, with
reference to prayers.
The fall-winter 2018/19 collection also intertwined all of the
fashion house's iconic traits such as black lace, tight-fitting
black dresses, veils, references to Italy's southern traditions
and costumes as well as flowers.
Other designs were bright and glittered and paired with
exuberant accessories, such as a big pink wig, glass frames with
cartoon exclamations and neon green fur stilettos.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti, editing by David Evans)
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