The Devil Wears Dolce (& Gabbana) SS26

This is historic

Miranda Priestly and Nigel Kipling in the front row of Dolce & Gabbana?! WHAT ON EARTH. Maybe we won’t be getting The Devil Wears Zara after all?! because The Devil Wears Dolce sounds so much better!

Yes, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci actually appeared at the show in character while filming scenes for The Devil Wears Prada 2, and with Anna Wintour also in attendance we got one of the most iconic photos to ever come from fashion. Life imitating art imitating fashion. I was gagged.

Even the famously unfazed Anna Wintour looked ridiculously happy by her standards! Seeing her and Miranda side-by-side did serious damage to my understanding of what is fiction and what is real.

But moving onto the actual show, another classic collection from Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana titled “PJ Obsession,” which is an absoultely accurate way to describe it. The collection was pure striped Sicilian glamour... and then some.

D&G have long mastered the art of maximalism, and this season was no different. The entire 66-look collection was built on a foundation of stripes, appearing in almost every single outfit. From head-to-toe tailoring to slinky loungewear and corseted slips, the stripe motif dominated so thoroughly that by Look 10, you were either fully obsessed or mildly bored.

Watch the full show here - 

It started with tailored ensembles: pinstriped three-pieces, slouchy-yet-sexy suiting, and sheer layers. But as the show progressed, the vibe shifted towards nightwear meets daywear, with embellished pyjamas, corsetry, and even fuzzy slippers and “cuddly” handbags. It became less “going out” and more stay in, for €2,000 a piece.

All my favourite looks - 1, 3, 7, 12, 25, 26, 28, 36, 38, 41, 42, 48, 50, 56, 62, 64, 65 

Look 1 (below) set the tone: a three-piece striped set: bralette, shirt, and trousers, dripping in beading - the kind of beading that means yes it is PJs but would cost an arm and a leg.The model herself looked AI-generated - genuinely jaw-dropping.

ABOVE - LOOKS (in order) - 1, 42 ,56

By the finale, things turned ultra-Dolce. Look 64 featured a black silky co-ord with a voluminous fur coat - essentially an ultra-glam dressing gown. Look 65 had a cropped blazer with thigh-high stockings, and Look 66 floated down the runway in chiffon flowy trousers and a cropped blazer. It’s exactly what you’d wear if your rich Italian boyfriend texted, “I’m outside. Open the door in five.”

The music pulsed between sultry and nostalgic, including tracks from Italian legend Patty Pravo, anchoring the collection firmly in its sensual, cinematic roots. And if you didn’t clock it already, this collection was more theatre than fashion. Domenico and Stefano even paused their final bow to let Meryl and Stanley disappear backstage. Priorities.

This collection was 95% stripe and 5% sex. But also: sheer mesh, oversized jackets, corsetry, beading, leopard print, silk fringe, and unapologetic luxury loungewear. It blurred the line between power and seduction, where pyjamas met the red carpet and nightwear became a statement. 

I’m almost convinced to swap my oversized T-shirts and baggy trousers for a D&G Matching PJ set! Enough said.

With love, 

Mimi x