Dolce & Gabbana shines with Mytheresa

At sunset, the Piazzetta of Portofino transforms into a natural stage. The Dolce&Gabbana x Mytheresa collection takes the runway among the tables set up for the cocktail party, with special guests such as Alessandra Ambrosio and Lucien Laviscount, the fiancé in Emily in Paris which is one of the candidates to become the next 007. A selection of garments and accessories with prints created especially for the Nyse-listed German e-tailer, in celebration of a relationship started seven years ago. 

Accompanied by the live music of pianist Davide Locatelli, who had already collaborated with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana on a haute couture show recorded in the middle of the lockdown, the looks embody the essence of Portofino. Silk dresses printed with postcards from the Riviera, tank tops with glimpses of the sea, all-over tailor stripes, decorative scarves on the head and instead of belts, cat-eyeglasses and bling jewelry narrate summers on the chicest Riviera. Fifties atmospheres open up an imagery dear to the creative duo who have been at home in Portofino for years, to the extent that last year they hosted the wedding of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker here.

The womenswear and childrenswear collections, conceived as a tribute to the beauty of the Ligurian town, took the runway together with some men’s looks that are also part of the Mytheresa collaboration. All the pieces are already available exclusively via e-commerce, which invited 60 of its top clients from all over the world to the event, as ceo Michael Kliger told MFF. The evening was also the occasion to inaugurate the newly-acquired Excelsior café in the Piazzetta, which has become a Dolce&Gabbana café to all intents and purposes, and which in 2024 will celebrate its 100th anniversary. (all rights reserved)