Dolce & Gabbana supports Karoline Vitto with a show in Milan

Dolce & Gabbana continues to show its commitment to young designers. After inviting British punk-queer designer Matty Bovan and Japanese designer Tomo Koizumi to show on the catwalk in Milan, this time the Italian luxury house is supporting Karoline Vitto, a young Brazilian designer and Londoner by adoption, who will show in Milan in September.

 
The designer left her native country in 2016 to move to London, where she studied at Central Saint Martins and she did a degree in fashion design at the Royal College of Art. In 2020, she founded her own fashion house, presenting her first collection last September with a striking show as part of the British Fashion East incubator.
 
Her work focusing on the female body particularly struck Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. “Karoline Vitto’s work respects the curves and folds of women’s bodies, putting them at the centre of her designs. Her inclusive approach, the study of form, the celebration of self-confidence and the responsible use of materials are at the forefront of the young designer’s creativity, finding many values in common with the DNA of Dolce & Gabbana,” explains the latter in a press release.

The young woman dresses all sizes, from 36 to 56, and her brand has attracted models such as Paloma Elsesser and Precious Lee, as well as singer Shygirl. Thanks to the support of Dolce & Gabbana, she will be able to unveil her Spring/Summer 2024 collection with a show at Milan Fashion Week in September. The duo will take charge of the 360-degree event, from creating the collection to organising the show.

“With Karoline and her work, it was love at first sight: we share an ideal of beauty that is truly authentic, that doesn’t care about sizes or canons, but is the expression of a deep state of soul. Her creations reveal the tenderness of form through cuts that let the skin show through, stretch fabrics, steel rods that embrace the folds of the skin and remind us how beautiful it is to feel free to wear what you want,” confide the two Italian designers.