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Five most festive moments on the Dolce & Gabbana catwalk in Milan

D&G went tropical for their Milan show, which was characterised by lavish embellishments such as religious iconography and flowers, coupled with a stylish ’40s and ’50s sensibility

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Some of Dolce & Gabbana’s richly embroidered creations at Milan fashion week. Photo: Reuters
Francesca Fearon

The invitation said Tropico Italiano, and it was the perfect excuse for a party. As dancers emerged inside the Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan, hundreds of screaming Italian teenage girls waited outside for a sight of their hero, platinum-blond American model Lucky Blue Smith, who was in the front row for the Italian fashion house’s spring/summer 2017 parade.

Model Lucky Blue Smith (centre) at D&G’s 2017 women's spring/ summer collections show in Milan. Photo: AFP
Model Lucky Blue Smith (centre) at D&G’s 2017 women's spring/ summer collections show in Milan. Photo: AFP

These were our five highlights from the show:

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1. Street dancers materialised from the audience to get the party started, break dancing and cheering to joyous music before the models emerged from the neon-lit tropical nightclub.

A Dolce & Gabbana creation modelled in Milan. Photo: Reuters
A Dolce & Gabbana creation modelled in Milan. Photo: Reuters
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2. The clothes had Dolce & Gabbana’s familiar tropes – the military jackets, lace, corsets, ’50s styling. What was different was the lavish and detailed embellishments. Baroque motifs, religious iconography, slogans and lots of flowers decorated each piece.

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