‘50 shades of white’: Dolce & Gabbana face backlash after AW26/27 FW

When Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) revealed its Autumn/Winter 2026–2027 menswear collection at Milan Fashion Week, the show was framed as a tribute to identity and masculinity. But almost immediately it faced backlash for its non-inclusive casting, with some calling it “racist”.

Titled ‘The Portrait of Man’, the runway presented a series of sharply tailored looks that are clearly based on the sleek eveningwear and Italian machismo that D&G are built on. But the conversation wasn’t on the runway for long, it quickly shifted towards the models…