Milan Men's Vogue Week starts but Dolce & Gabbana bows out

Milan Men’s Style Week begins today, with one significant omission from the routine.

Dolce & Gabbana announced this week that it might be cancelling its live display, scheduled to take place tomorrow, because “the circumstances essential to the realisation of our manner show aren't met”.

The four-moment men’s fashion event is taking place as infections in Italy’s Lombardy region are increasing, with a complete lockdown coming. Lombardy, whose capital is certainly Milan, is among five regions in Italy that the government has categorized as "orange", which signifies that shops and most academic institutions are closed, and a curfew is always in effect at night.

As such, men’s manner week will once more happen without its traditional viewers of buyers, bloggers, celebrities and media, as brands turn to digital answers to present their fall/winter season 2021-22 collections.

Fendi, Etro and Kway contain opted for concert events, minus an audience, while most other makes, including Ermenegildo Zegna, Tod's, Prada and Church’s, will offer you pre-recorded presentations. An extremely common occurrence through the pandemic, these pre-made presentations offer makes unlimited innovative freedom, but absence the immediacy, drama and interpersonal facet of traditional runway shows.

The pandemic has upended Italy's crucial high class sector, with the men’s fashion segment particularly hard hit. In Italy, the sector ended 2020 with revenues down by 18.6 %, representing about $2.4 billion in misplaced sales.