Models replaced with drones to carry handbags down the Milan runway
Designers have made plays big and small for the loyalty of younger admirers at Milan Fashion Week. They have reached out with Instagram-savvy supermodels such as Gigi Hadid, styles that incorporate more elements of street-wear, and ever-evolving technology, as highlighted with Dolce & Gabbana’s use of drones in their womenswear show.
The crowd was mystified and miffed when the Dolce & Gabbana show was delayed by repeated announcements that all Wi-Fi connections needed to be turned off. Then, 45 minutes after the scheduled start time, the doors of the mocked-up church facade opened and out flew a series of drones. Each carried one of the fashion house’s quilted leather handbags of the season, named Devotion, featuring a heartshaped closure.
Dolce & Gabbana has often played with church iconography. This time, they opened the show with a look emblazoned ‘Fashion Sinner’. The audacious collection kept smartphones snapping during a parade that included pink cotton candy wigs, headbands topped with purses, hoods with zebra manes, and lingerie-inspired dresses. There were angelic looks, too — sequinned dresses with cherubs and mini-skirts with detailing that might as well have been taken from church ceilings, worn with bejewelled cross necklaces. AP
DOLCE & GABBANA’S LATEST WOMENSWEAR SHOW AT MILAN SAW CHURCH ICONOGRAPHY MERGING WITH TECHNOLOGY