Dolce & Gabbana Spring Summer ’16 Show

“It’s an exotic dream”. That is what Domenico Dolce said after having presented the SS16 menswear collection in Milan that brings the best of the east with the west. The collection was all about the rich embroideries and silks of China from their perfectly Italian perspective. The cues of inspiration for the collection came from Domenico Dolce’s visit to the Chinese Palace in Palermo at the age of 7. The collection revisited the iconic strictly tailored silhouettes and brought in the new ones: like the oversized geisha. The dancing dragons and floating lanterns brought the fun from the east while the irrepressible Italian cues like Amalfi lemon forms balanced. “This wasn’t about China, China in Sicily” – this was a summary by Domenico that we couldn’t even dare to object.