Madonna makes veiled entrance to Dolce & Gabbana for show marking 1990s heyday

21 September 2024, 18:44

Madonna with a black veil over her face
Italy Fashion S/S 25 Dolce & Gabbana. Picture: PA

Madonna attempted a semi-stealth entrance to the Dolce & Gabbana runway show draped in a black veil.

Celebrities swarmed Milan Fashion Week on the last big day of runway shows on Saturday, sending crowds of adoring fans from venue to venue.

Madonna sat in a front-row seat at Dolce & Gabbana, with Naomi Campbell and Victoria De Angelis of Maneskin.

Her bandmate, Maneskin frontman Damiano David, showed up at Diesel, one of the season’s hottest tickets, across town.

Madonna attempted a semi-stealth entrance to the Dolce & Gabbana runway show draped in a black veil, for a show referencing her 1990s heyday and celebrating the cone bra.

Madonna wearing black, and two men wearing black, hug each other
Italian designers Stefano Gabbana, centre, and Domenico Dolce hug Madonna (Antonio Calanni/AP)

Models in bleach-blonde wigs strutted in Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s signature corsets and fitted jackets, each featuring the aggressively feminine cone bra.

Madonna was not cited specifically, but the stars of the Milan designers and pop star have been aligned ever since they made costumes for her 1993 Girlie Show tour.

The tour promoted Madonna’s Erotica album, launched alongside her taboo-breaking coffee table book Sex.

The collection, dubbed Italian Beauty, perfectly captured that moment in time.

Cone bras peeked out of cropped jackets with a pencil skirt, garters swung from corsets and coats sculpted the body. Floral prints returned, accenting a color scheme of black, nude, red and white. Oversized cross earrings accented the looks. Heels were unapologetically high.

After taking their bows, the designers walked down the runway to greet their guest of honour.

Madonna, still covered by the Chantilly long lace veil fastened by a gold and crystal crown, stood to embrace them both.

By Press Association

Latest World News

See more Latest World News

Black and white photo of Kathryn Crosby and Bing Crosby

Kathryn Crosby, actress and widow of Oscar-winner Bing Crosby, dies aged 90

Lebanon Mideast Tensions

Death toll from Israeli air strike on Beirut rises to 37

Two men in dark suits shake hands

Centre-right government announced in France two months after divisive elections

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Diddy scrutinised over ‘sex crimes’ as questions arise over his music’s future

Hezbollah leadership 'almost completely dismantled' claims Israel, as death toll rises after Beirut strikes

Hezbollah leadership 'almost completely dismantled' claims Israel, as death toll rises after Beirut strikes

Russia Ukraine War

Russian arms depot on fire after Ukraine launches more than 100 drones

Indonesia New Zealand Kidnapped Pilot

Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months captive in Papua

A road is flooded after heavy rain in Wajima,

Heavy rain triggers deadly landslides and floods in Japan

Sri Lanka Presidential Election

Sri Lankans vote in election to decide how nation recovers from economic crisis

Germany Oktoberfest Opening

Thousands of beer lovers descend on Munich for Oktoberfest

Mr Mehrtens has been released after 19 months in captivity in Papua

Relief as pilot held prisoner for 19 months by rebels in remote Pacific region allowed to walk free

Rayne Beau looks out of the window of a camper van

Lost cat reunited with owners after amazing 900-mile journey across US

South Carolina Execution

Inmate dies by lethal injection in South Carolina’s first execution in 13 years

Lebanon Israel Exploding Pagers

Weaponising ordinary devices violates international law, UN rights chief says

Baldwin Set Shooting

Alec Baldwin urges judge to stand by Rust involuntary manslaughter dismissal

Election 2024 Voting Begins

First in-person votes cast in US presidential election