Dolce & Gabbana SS 2026
The curtain rose inside the Metropol on Viale Piave 24, but the atmosphere leaned more toward after-hours ease than gala grandeur. First to emerge: cotton striped pajamas—crumpled, pastel, and at times trimmed in candy-colored piping—tied with ribbon belts or casually half-tucked beneath oversized leather bombers. Boxers peeked above drawstring trousers, while fuzzy slippers and flip-flops replaced the usual brogues. Not a single tuxedo lapel caught the light. Dolce & Gabbana dubbed the collection Pyjama Boys, and the name suited it well: sixty looks that embraced unapologetic comfort without compromising the impeccable D&G construction.
Dolce & Gabbana isn’t the first to elevate nightwear into high fashion. As early as 1920, Vogue famously declared pajamas à la mode, and by the 1960s, Roman designer Princess Irene Galitzine revolutionized eveningwear with her fluid, floor-grazing palazzo pajamas. These were garments made for private villas, cocktail hours on the coast, and terraces bathed in moonlight.
This season’s Pyjama Boys channel that same spirit of laissez-faire glamour. But instead of Galitzine’s aristocratic silks, Dolce & Gabbana’s take is rooted in democratic cottons and breezy linens, filtered through their own 1990s archives. What emerges is a confidently relaxed elegance, where sleepwear collides with streetwear, each detail carefully calibrated to look effortlessly undone.
“Keeping our identity firm—knowing who we are—has never been more essential,” Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana told the press backstage. “It’s a no-fashion fashion, a freestyle approach that sidesteps trends.” That clarity echoed through every element of the show: a tight palette of sky blue, butter yellow, and café white; intentionally wrinkled fabrics that looked lived-in yet luxurious; and those flashes of exposed underwear—a cheeky nod to the house’s long-standing lingerie codes. More than a departure from tailoring, the collection read as a quiet celebration of the body, relaxed, self-assured, and entirely comfortable being seen.
Inside the Metropol—Dolce & Gabbana’s dedicated show space transformed into a retro movie theater—the pajama-party aesthetic was dialed in. Vintage curtains framed the runway, while elevated stadium seating invited guests to lounge as much as observe.
By putting suits on pause entirely, Dolce & Gabbana didn’t just embrace comfort—they made a case for a new kind of polish, one built around ease, sensuality, and authenticity. Just as Princess Galitzine once reframed what elegance could look like after dark, Domenico and Stefano are rewriting what it means to be dressed for the day.
If their Pyjama Boys have their way, the next fashion revolution won’t be starched or structured. It’ll be soft, unbuttoned, and walking confidently in leather slides. Dolce & Gabbana.
