The new SS21 Dolce & Gabbana collection titled ‘Patchwork Sicilia’ was presented yesterday during the Milan Fashion Week, is an ode to unity and coexistence of different cultures. Is an invite to bring life back to what was abandoned, just like what the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana did, by bringing back some pieces from the 1992 archives, as well as some of their most iconic prints. “Given our long experience being inspired by Sicily, we wanted to tell of all that you can find on an island like this, the different cultures that dominated, from the Spanish to the Arabs, the Normans,” said Dolce, who was born and raised there. “We’ve treasured everything that they have brought to us” Gabbana added. “And we put it all together.”
The mix of different materials and prints is the soul of the entire collection, shown on the Metropol’s runway, as well as being a “social matter,” says Stefano Gabbana. “The important thing to us is that each piece is interpreted by skilled hands, one after the other, and in that way each has its own character, its own story, its own passion, its own vision,” Dolce said. “From this comes the uniqueness of each piece.”
The patchwork also brings another issue to the table, sustainability and re-use. If on the runway strings and materials are already combined, the designers invite the guests to also re-use and renew their wardrobe. And they applied it to the key elements of anyone’s closet, jeans, hoodies, kaftans, wide midi skirts, bermuda shorts, boots and matching trousers and jackets. The looks are accessories with head scarfs and flowers combed in the hair. Just a few mono-colour looks and the total absence of the colour black.
The mix of different materials and prints is the soul of the entire collection, shown on the Metropol’s runway, as well as being a “social matter,” says Stefano Gabbana. “The important thing to us is that each piece is interpreted by skilled hands, one after the other, and in that way each has its own character, its own story, its own passion, its own vision,” Dolce said. “From this comes the uniqueness of each piece.”
The patchwork also brings another issue to the table, sustainability and re-use. If on the runway strings and materials are already combined, the designers invite the guests to also re-use and renew their wardrobe. And they applied it to the key elements of anyone’s closet, jeans, hoodies, kaftans, wide midi skirts, bermuda shorts, boots and matching trousers and jackets. The looks are accessories with head scarfs and flowers combed in the hair. Just a few mono-colour looks and the total absence of the colour black.
