Fashion shows are back in full swing, and this weekend saw the return of the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show, which took place at the Piazzetta San Marco in Venice, with 450 guests in attendance.

The event saw the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Monica Bellucci, Heidi Klum and others fly to Italy to take in the dreamlike new couture collection, which was made up of 100 precious looks in silks, brocades, velvets, glass and crystals, embroidery and special fabrics.

Models and guests arrived on gondolas to a performance from Jennifer Hudson, where they then sat front row to view the spectacular show, and were later treated to dinner at Rialto Market, marking a long-awaited return to the catwalk show for many who won’t have been able to attend a real-life presentation since March 2020.

“For us, Venice represents the perfect harmony of opposites that attract: it is romantic and sensual, melancholic and joyful, rational and visionary, luminous and nocturnal, sacred and profane, dark and golden,” Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said in a statement after the show took place, of why they had selected Venice for their latest show. “It is the city of Casanova, of the Carnival, of the historic regatta on the Grand Canal.” (с)

Dolce & Gabbana held a kind of VIP summit in Venice before the film festival, which was attended by celebrities from all over the world: from Jennifer Lopez to Sharon Stone, Helen Mirren, Zoe Saldana with her husband Marco Perego, Monica Bellucci with her daughter Deva Cassel.

Monica Bellucci pour le projet de Madame Figaro “QUAND J’AVAIS 16 ANS”

Quand j’avais 16 ans. – En écho à une jeunesse chahutée par la crise, huit célébrités nous dévoilent leurs rêves d’adolescents. La photo fétiche qu’elles nous ont confiée raconte une histoire singulière, où il est question de passion et de liberté. L’actrice italienne répond à notre questionnaire teenager.

Madame Figaro. – L’adolescence, enfer ou paradis ?
Monica Bellucci. – Entre les deux. C’est une période où on n’est plus des enfants mais on n’est pas encore des adultes non plus donc c’est un peu le purgatoire.

Quel genre de teenager étiez-vous ?
Rêveuse et rebelle à la fois. J’avais déjà commencé à travailler mais je n’avais pas encore vraiment trouvé ma place. Mon rêve c’était de partir, de passer mon bac, d’aller à l’université et surtout je voulais voyager, découvrir le monde. Mon univers était aussi rempli d’images de films et de photos. Ma source d’inspiration, c’était les femmes. Mes héroïnes s’appelaient Silvana Mangano, Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren, Monica Vitti, Anna Magnani, toutes ces actrices ont bercé mon enfance et marqué mon existence. (с)

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