Dolce & Gabbana doubled down on a parti pris this season: Pajama dressing paraded down the catwalk in infinite luxe variations. As we are saying in Italy, it was pigiami in tutte le salse—pajamas served in each possible sauce. And in Italian delicacies, we don’t skimp on the sauces.
In Italy, each man owns a pajama set—which doesn’t imply they finally sleep in it. It’s a part of the wardrobe as an emblem of decorum and good manners, handed down from childhood. Dolce and Gabbana dived deep into their ’90s archive, unearthed this time-honored staple, gave it a spirited shake-off, and reimagined it with panache.
However this was greater than a déjà-vu, slightly a transparent, calculated assertion on identification and inventive conviction in a vogue panorama (and world) spinning with uncertainty, shifting traits, and relentless noise. “We want certainty,” the designers mentioned. “Preserving our identification agency, figuring out who we’re, and never wavering amongst too many disparate instructions is of essence. We needed to remain in our territory.” And keep they did, with a booming soundtrack of Beethoven’s symphonies that felt as incongruous because it was cool. The message landed loud and enjoyable: it was Dolce & Gabbana at their breeziest and softest.
All of the pajamas had been crafted not in silk, however in humble cotton to channel ease, and that spontaneous, just-rolled-out-of-bed vibe. Traditional, free striped drawstring pants and piped shirts in light-pastel hues got here crinkled and rumpled, as if sleepwear had crash-landed into informal put on and hybridized with impeccable tailoring. Lounging beneath double-breasted blazers, parkas, slouchy cardigans, leather-based bombers, and even the occasional furry or leopard-print cover-up, the pajamas flip-flopped in terry-cloth slippers and Havaianas in a nod to supreme insouciance. And this being Dolce & Gabbana, the entire look was meticulously undone, and impossibly exact in its nonchalance.
“It’s an instinctive manner of dressing we’re seeing in new generations,” the designers famous. “A form of no-fashion vogue, a freestyle method that sidesteps traits and fashionista posturing in favor of one thing extra particular person, extra spontaneous.” Ever attuned to the heart beat of the road, Dolce and Gabbana took that fairly actually: for the finale, they despatched all of the fashions—clad in glittering, bejeweled and embroidered cotton pajamas—straight out of the venue and onto Viale Piave. The gang, already buzzing from the celeb sightings, shrieked in delight. Dolce and Gabbana could also be of their PJs, however they’re unsleeping and wired in—they undoubtedly don’t relaxation on their laurels.