![Oversized blazers were laden with embroidery and exaggerated shoulder details.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SHBSLXPOW5EPXPLTJ6NIYJ7LNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d13dcce09ee008565112cfeb86d1941746154258ed09a61a556f7341aa520b20&width=400&height=225)
![Sharon Stone, Helen Mirren and Mariah Carey with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. All photos: Dolce & Gabbana](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NBO7LEBLKVFSFLHXOWJNOW33RQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=54e8164ec85da61de168bfd7fbeac1fba91edb7c0b0e696be857f4069e7af7dc&width=400&height=225)
![Mariah Carey at Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda show.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K6BW7VZBUNGCXEMTBNYXZNVXIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d92a246408981f29778d0a13f8158d42668b07d418a00ad74f9ffcab5e7c5694&width=400&height=225)
![Helen Mirren in a voluminous Dolce & Gabbana gown.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MVR24MNZKBAFHGEWLONM7WK4ZI.jpg?smart=true&auth=415e1ede2f41ba23dbd2edb63456c283d8e158624edc7f61a09d7a4e107ef6ac&width=400&height=225)
![Singer Ciara with her family.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DP4L4MD46BEURFMYQ66PT5I4LQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=2c9c137fc656dab822bcaa50a6833f67124f54c24459f5a3567285752bcf5cb5&width=400&height=225)
![Sharon Stone is a long-time friend of the brand.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CKFW6NLXKVE2VD3HCQM6BWJE34.jpg?smart=true&auth=d80eefc973ef8b99643f2bcffbc22204552b0321f37b2bcdc4c16ca515a980a4&width=400&height=225)
![The opening look consisted of a short white dress with oversized sleeves shaped like cherubic statues.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X4BDC2SRT5GOZMBXTHR4NMAI7A.jpg?smart=true&auth=9f60381764fcb333ad4034ceefee4871ac69a9feb44ab6ce18f13577b18fd875&width=400&height=225)
![Bridal-esque gowns were covered in three-dimensional blooms.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T7LJ43H56VCMRGQNJN5ABLVJJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=cc25587094ec1ec419a3ebaae64cae5928e6c30f54c5bf2552d8774f64fb6b67&width=400&height=225)
![The collection was a tribute to the Sicilian woman, one of Dolce & Gabbana’s most enduring muses.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V5JZBI5W2JDVZIWTVGTXSSAGWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e90c8247614265d8f6d87c87f380c5990b3f3b497a691730ab548b93e530e4d2&width=400&height=225)
![Models wore shrouds and head scarves, in a nod to Sicilian widows.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BRJKWLYCSFCJRKJMR5H5N2AFVQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=4f85324c40887726402b1dbfe9ce9e7a23b005f5e6792769e948598a49777e12&width=400&height=225)
![Saudi model Amira Al Zuhair walked the runway in a calf-length black dress.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KWDY27I6C5DU5AWTZACI4HBNZ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=6af0297a2cf3d5ade5cf7da27c2bae0e9a5c6a68d9a0e1bdb180f0f0dccb8ae5&width=400&height=225)
![Black lace, stiff corsetry and transparency heightened the interplay between sensuality and modesty.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AMDR3SCKYFHRVPD3J6FBLDFDEE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d1ee03ec36cde30640d30bfa46fee9fd024ed79dc64e1983e3a94cfc20b68a9a&width=400&height=225)
![The majority of the looks were rendered in black.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SYMA7PO33JHYPDAI3K4FSKG6RU.jpg?smart=true&auth=576bfe839c24c9155dce38fac4c7cc3cf8af82041708567fd6c05b1e3023efbb&width=400&height=225)
![A few bold pops of colour interspersed a largely monochromatic palette.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NJCFFGOYY5GA7MKAUJ2HLYALAU.jpg?smart=true&auth=c3693f0794de681ee29cd9dfbaa2e94c63e70fd9efc51db68b90d52f35feaa96&width=400&height=225)
![The collection was unveiled in front of the Cathedral of Syracuse, a Unesco World Heritage site in the historic centre of Sicily’s Ortigia Island.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KHBNG7AOR5CT7G6UMVBCG2LQ7M.jpg?smart=true&auth=0c884e4f31944f1fd1e0e4ba90f747518a3d66dc0b16631d05e7d64c3c58252b&width=400&height=225)
![Black was offset with heavy gold accents.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BHDR7OIM5RBDNPF4NPTK77XX2U.jpg?smart=true&auth=aad5f3ab0f003462519ae61101cf80c852486ce061ca11071a2f4639a832b50d&width=400&height=225)
![An enveloping all-gold look.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CC6HQY2KQBFE7LMJMHYEMXTDZI.jpg?smart=true&auth=53bd6abbf96562563e268b087e304a956bdfd5d9aa117571b9b48dbf65eec0cf&width=400&height=225)
![Dolce & Gabbana's signature florals were voluminous and three-dimensional.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q43QIBOSKBGNVF2RTMFIQ2ANYI.jpg?smart=true&auth=7046fca4e4dc4748c3b643e195cd3ed7c1d510deb46f85725c87065cd883e412&width=400&height=225)
![Oversized blazers were laden with embroidery and exaggerated shoulder details.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SHBSLXPOW5EPXPLTJ6NIYJ7LNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d13dcce09ee008565112cfeb86d1941746154258ed09a61a556f7341aa520b20&width=400&height=225)
![Sharon Stone, Helen Mirren and Mariah Carey with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. All photos: Dolce & Gabbana](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NBO7LEBLKVFSFLHXOWJNOW33RQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=54e8164ec85da61de168bfd7fbeac1fba91edb7c0b0e696be857f4069e7af7dc&width=400&height=225)
![Mariah Carey at Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda show.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K6BW7VZBUNGCXEMTBNYXZNVXIE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d92a246408981f29778d0a13f8158d42668b07d418a00ad74f9ffcab5e7c5694&width=400&height=225)
![Helen Mirren in a voluminous Dolce & Gabbana gown.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MVR24MNZKBAFHGEWLONM7WK4ZI.jpg?smart=true&auth=415e1ede2f41ba23dbd2edb63456c283d8e158624edc7f61a09d7a4e107ef6ac&width=400&height=225)
![Singer Ciara with her family.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DP4L4MD46BEURFMYQ66PT5I4LQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=2c9c137fc656dab822bcaa50a6833f67124f54c24459f5a3567285752bcf5cb5&width=400&height=225)
![Sharon Stone is a long-time friend of the brand.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CKFW6NLXKVE2VD3HCQM6BWJE34.jpg?smart=true&auth=d80eefc973ef8b99643f2bcffbc22204552b0321f37b2bcdc4c16ca515a980a4&width=400&height=225)
![The opening look consisted of a short white dress with oversized sleeves shaped like cherubic statues.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/X4BDC2SRT5GOZMBXTHR4NMAI7A.jpg?smart=true&auth=9f60381764fcb333ad4034ceefee4871ac69a9feb44ab6ce18f13577b18fd875&width=400&height=225)
![Bridal-esque gowns were covered in three-dimensional blooms.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T7LJ43H56VCMRGQNJN5ABLVJJI.jpg?smart=true&auth=cc25587094ec1ec419a3ebaae64cae5928e6c30f54c5bf2552d8774f64fb6b67&width=400&height=225)
![The collection was a tribute to the Sicilian woman, one of Dolce & Gabbana’s most enduring muses.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V5JZBI5W2JDVZIWTVGTXSSAGWY.jpg?smart=true&auth=e90c8247614265d8f6d87c87f380c5990b3f3b497a691730ab548b93e530e4d2&width=400&height=225)
![Models wore shrouds and head scarves, in a nod to Sicilian widows.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BRJKWLYCSFCJRKJMR5H5N2AFVQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=4f85324c40887726402b1dbfe9ce9e7a23b005f5e6792769e948598a49777e12&width=400&height=225)
![Saudi model Amira Al Zuhair walked the runway in a calf-length black dress.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KWDY27I6C5DU5AWTZACI4HBNZ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=6af0297a2cf3d5ade5cf7da27c2bae0e9a5c6a68d9a0e1bdb180f0f0dccb8ae5&width=400&height=225)
![Black lace, stiff corsetry and transparency heightened the interplay between sensuality and modesty.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AMDR3SCKYFHRVPD3J6FBLDFDEE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d1ee03ec36cde30640d30bfa46fee9fd024ed79dc64e1983e3a94cfc20b68a9a&width=400&height=225)
![The majority of the looks were rendered in black.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SYMA7PO33JHYPDAI3K4FSKG6RU.jpg?smart=true&auth=576bfe839c24c9155dce38fac4c7cc3cf8af82041708567fd6c05b1e3023efbb&width=400&height=225)
![A few bold pops of colour interspersed a largely monochromatic palette.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NJCFFGOYY5GA7MKAUJ2HLYALAU.jpg?smart=true&auth=c3693f0794de681ee29cd9dfbaa2e94c63e70fd9efc51db68b90d52f35feaa96&width=400&height=225)
![The collection was unveiled in front of the Cathedral of Syracuse, a Unesco World Heritage site in the historic centre of Sicily’s Ortigia Island.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KHBNG7AOR5CT7G6UMVBCG2LQ7M.jpg?smart=true&auth=0c884e4f31944f1fd1e0e4ba90f747518a3d66dc0b16631d05e7d64c3c58252b&width=400&height=225)
![Black was offset with heavy gold accents.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BHDR7OIM5RBDNPF4NPTK77XX2U.jpg?smart=true&auth=aad5f3ab0f003462519ae61101cf80c852486ce061ca11071a2f4639a832b50d&width=400&height=225)
![An enveloping all-gold look.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CC6HQY2KQBFE7LMJMHYEMXTDZI.jpg?smart=true&auth=53bd6abbf96562563e268b087e304a956bdfd5d9aa117571b9b48dbf65eec0cf&width=400&height=225)
![Dolce & Gabbana's signature florals were voluminous and three-dimensional.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q43QIBOSKBGNVF2RTMFIQ2ANYI.jpg?smart=true&auth=7046fca4e4dc4748c3b643e195cd3ed7c1d510deb46f85725c87065cd883e412&width=400&height=225)
![Oversized blazers were laden with embroidery and exaggerated shoulder details.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SHBSLXPOW5EPXPLTJ6NIYJ7LNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=d13dcce09ee008565112cfeb86d1941746154258ed09a61a556f7341aa520b20&width=400&height=225)
Highlights from Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda presentations, a fantasy-fuelled ode to Sicily
Italian designer duo Dolce & Gabbana unveiled their latest collections in a four-day celebration of fashion, food, culture and craftsmanship
![Selina Denman](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F9fa44a68-a4d1-43ab-8bbd-f6555ff6264f.png?smart=true&auth=676308f2bc4077e6b552ebe5f868defb6ca677089ac8d8c511d06c0b69d888c7&width=70&height=70)
Selina Denman
July 15, 2022
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