Dolce & Gabbana Menswear F/W 2024.25 Milan

[Lola701]

all this fake upholstery fur isnt doing it... just use real fur and have it made to order.

fur aside, the clothes were exiquite but the show/presentation itself was a bit boring and dated.

Fake fur can be cool as a fashion statement but indeed, brands can use shearling and Mongolian lamb. So the constant use of plastic fur in supposedly luxurious collections is a bit of a let down.

 

[LadyJunon]

Fake fur can be cool as a fashion statement but indeed, brands can use shearling and Mongolian lamb. So the constant use of plastic fur in supposedly luxurious collections is a bit of a let down.

I personally don't mind synthetics. I just don't like the use of synthetics to replace an otherwise natural fabric.

 

[Kanzai]

Hope their fur free announce was just an April fool, or at least it's only valid for 2 years 👀

 

[Fiercification]

I don't know how or when D&G ascended from their semi-cancelled existence, let alone were able to afford from input from Baron and Meisel but hey, it seems to be all for the better?

Karl obviously has a natural affinity for menswear, so it's no surprise that this is well edited and sleek. Not perfect but a lot of wearable and seemingly desirable and luxe pieces here. However all the runway shows are starting to look like Valentino under PPP; Gucci, Emporio Armani and Dolce have all had the exact same runway setup which doesn't do any good for distinguishing between these brands.

 

[Lola701]

Best decision they've made in 15 years to be honest, Karl has singlehandedly lifted this brand out of the gutter. Just a refresher- this was just three years ago lol.

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Tbh, the Sicilian collections from the early 2010’s to the mid 2010’s were good. They were grown up, maybe repetitive but they served their existing customer base.

I think over the past 3 years however, they tried to appeal to a younger crowd, the tik tok generation, while still thinking like old men. So we got terrible collections with pieces like the one you show here.

I think that having the Meisel team in their corner again definitely help them refresh their language for the new generation without losing themselves.

We see it here, the cast is very young but the allure overall is very formal. The TikTok generation will at some point want a more sophisticated proposition. And D&G proves that they can be a credible option for that.

I just hope that Meisel’s campaigns won’t be like the very terrible white background campaigns he gave us already.

 

[disco54]

Is it real fur ?

fake fur

 

[Kimihiro]

Oh this is good! Haven’t paid attention to them for years because of the continued brand devaluation by chasing kids who have more cash than taste. I hope this is a palette cleanser and will reflect how things will go forward. Their boys finally look like MEN again. Milan’s been a mess they can give taking charge a try.

This is just so sumptuous yet restrained and I agree with people saying this gives off Hedi’s FW06 for Dior Homme, which I really loved.

 

[susseinmcswanny]

I might be over-intellectualizing this but something about the opening look I'm really admiring. It's a bit on trend with the young femme-ish male look but it reads to me with a maturity (or confidence?) I feel I've been missing. Or maybe something kind of seductively aspirational, not in the sense that I desire to be him, but in the way I can wonder about who he is and admire the his mysterious awe-inspiring beauty, the person of another class. So many recent shows have felt really childish in more ways than one, but this looks hopeful like d&g are slowly getting back into the groove of actually setting some high standards.

 

[Kanzai]

something about the opening look I'm really admiring. It's a bit on trend with the young femme-ish male look but it reads to me with a maturity (or confidence?) I feel I've been missing. Or maybe something kind of seductively aspirational, not in the sense that I desire to be him, but in the way I can wonder about who he is and admire the his mysterious awe-inspiring beauty, the person of another class.

Lol true, i need his IG ASAP

 

[LadyJunon]

I really liked this show. It has an air of femininity to it, but without the "sad twink energy" those shows usually have. Instead, it's sensual and glamorous like a better version of Vaccarello's recent menswear collections.

Lol true, i need his IG ASAP

His name is Nathan Deron:

 

[Kanzai]

They are killing it !!! 😳

 

[Kanzai]

 

[lookatme]

I know I’m an extremely tough one to please…but I’m not 100% sold on this.

It’s of course miles better than what they were doing a few years ago, and I like the formality…but it’s still just a bit too femme for my taste. I just am not sold on a big p*ssy bow or lace blouse. It’s not that I’m morally opposed to it on men, or that historically it is actually so tame compared to men’s costume of the far past…but this current obsession fashion has of these kind of femme clothes on twinky models just isn’t doing it for me.

One, it’s predictable at this point, two, it has zero sex appeal, and three, it is incredibly juvenile looking. Not a good combo.

I’d love to see them continue on this more formal kick, but maybe tap into a more unexpected source of inspiration…something a bit more severe 40’s maybe? Idk…just thinking out loud…

I recently looked back at some of Stefano’s first several men’s collections for YSL and they’re soooo good. So luxe, so glam, so playboy, so expensive. I would love to see D&G go there. No one is designing for that kind of man anymore.

 

[Kanzai]

I recently looked back at some of Stefano’s first several men’s collections for YSL and they’re soooo good. So luxe, so glam, so playboy, so expensive. I would love to see D&G go there. No one is designing for that kind of man anymore.

D&G r still doing that, which is called made to order or sth like that. Ahh made to measure to be exact

 

[YohjiAddict]

I never was a fan of these two but I got to recognize this is quite an accomplished collection after so many seasons of randomness. The dark color palette and very restrained use of prints/material contrast lend it a very sophisticated edge which I hadn’t seen in a while and was definitely nowhere to be seen in 90% of Milan.