Under a canopy of citrus, and toasted their latest capsule collection, this time inspired by the many wonders of Capri. “We make life very hard..
.last year it was , the year before it was , and now Capri,” Mytheresea CEO Michael Kliger said as guests took their seats at the lemon-laden Da Paolino restaurant. “I’m so thankful to Dolce & Gabbana for the fantastic capsule.
It’s the eighth capsule we’ve done with them and it gets better and better—this one is the best one, of course!” The collection, which launched exclusively on Mytheresa on May 1, feels like a postcard from Capri: scenes of the Faraglioni cliffs and iconic plazas are painted onto crop tops, mini skirts, shirt dresses, breezy blouses, palazzo pants, and jaunty head scarves. (Nods to the area’s world-famous lemon groves, meanwhile, are more subtle: note the tarte au citron-colored cardigans and tunics, the latter splashed with starfishes.) Many of these tableaux are framed by a border of black-and-white polka dots, adding some bygone holiday glamor—while also keeping it all classic D&G.
“We do something different each time,” noted Richard Johnson, Mytheresea’s chief commercial officer. “But because we’ve been doing it each year, it’s become a bit of a celebration each summer.” And celebrate they did: On Monday, D&G and Mytheresea ferried in their fabulous friends and family for a night of dinner and dancing.
The festivities began, naturally, with a cocktail hour at Bar Tiberio, l.
