Dolce & Gabbana embrace the metaverse at Milan fashion week

Designers defy ‘cancellation’ to stitch together real and virtual catwalks in fantasy runway show

You know the world is changing when there is no leopard print in a Dolce & Gabbana show.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are the first to admit that they are unlikely champions for the metaverse. “Because of our age, we are outsiders,” said Domenico, 63, before the brand’s Milan fashion week show. Gabbana, who is 59, added that “the metaverse is for a different generation, but we are curious about it. You have to try and understand what is new.”