Ciara, Lupita Nyong’o, Vanessa and Natalia Bryant dazzle at Dolce & Gabbana fashion show

Founded back in 1985, Dolce & Gabbana have always had a knack for attracting some of the biggest stars and celebrities to its fashion shows.

And over the weekend the Italian luxury fashion house didn’t disappoint once again for its 10 year anniversary celebration of Alta Moda in front of the Cathedral of Syracuse in Siracusa, Sicily.

Namesakes Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were all in their glory alongside the likes of such high-profile people as Mariah Carey, Sharon Stone, Helen Mirren, Drew Barrymore, Lupita Nyong’o, Ciara and husband Russell Wilson, Casey Affleck, Kris Jenner, Christian Bale, Monica Belluci, Heidi Klum and Vanessa Bryant.

Alta Moda was launched in 2012, inspired by Giovanni Battista Giorgini’s efforts to promote Italian fashion and brands abroad Made in Italy.

Over the years, the concept behind the project’s idea of couture was to pay a tribute to the Italian domestic artisanship in all its expressions and to its tailoring tradition. 

Since its first runway show, Dolce & Gabbana has presented new collections discovering renowned Italian landmarks like the Cathedral of Syracuse that was used for Saturday’s anniversary show.

Gold and white appeared to be one of the featured colors worn by the many different celebrities on hand for the event. 

Ciara exemplified the color theme in a spaghetti-strap gown that was almost predominantly gold, while the design hugged her figure like the shape of a mermaid.

She accessorized with an assortment of gold bracelets and earrings, and had her raven tresses styled long, but pulled back off her face with a part on the right.

Afterwards, the singer and actress posted a number of images shot at the event on her Instagram page, including a fun video that used her song Jump to showcase her family, who each grabbed towards the camera when the word ‘Jump’ came up in the song.

With a fake snarl on her face, she did a mock push at the camera first. She was followed by her son Future, eight, then daughter Win, five, who were both wearing gold outfits. 

Wilson, who’s a superstar quarterback with the NFL’s Denver Broncos, could be seen playing along to the concept of the video dressed in an ultra-elegant white suit white while holding on to one-year-old son Win.

The Wilson family also posed for photos alongside longtime friends Vanessa Bryant, who was strutting her stuff in an animal print ensemble and her daughter Natalia in a black floral gown that hugged her womanly curves.

Nyong’o, 39, posted a series of snaps and videos on her instagram page, including the cover photo that showed her with her dark tresses styled in a four-tier hairdo that she described as ‘The Leaning Tower Of Power,’ which is a reference to The Leaning Tower Of Pisa in Pisa, Italy. 

Along with the attention she received with her hair, the 12 Years A Slave star showed off her fit figure in a blue, yellow and gold gown that had a slit on the left to allow her to flaunt her gams at a moments notice.  

For her photoshoot, the Mexico City, Mexico native  decided to keep the accessories to a minimum.

Mariah Carey,  Sharon Stone and Helen Mirren appeared to bond together decked out in their golden ensembles with trains.

‘Siracusa is a special place for us,’ Gabbana explained before the show, as reported by the National News, adding, ‘It is in the most southern part of Sicily, in front of Africa. I love the feeling, I love the mood, I love the stones, the colors, the people.’

To help set up the mood, ahead of the Alta Moda presentation, there was a re-enactment of the classic Italian opera Cavalleria rusticana from the late 1800s by Pietro Mascagni that was performed on a catwalk set up in front of the famed cathedral.

The idea was to create an experience that was best representative of the Dolce & Gabba DNA.

The new collection has been described as heartfelt love letter to the Sicilian woman, which has been part of the brand inspiration. 

This time around there was a move away from its signature prints and vibrant colors, and replaced almost entirely with black pieces.

‘If you ask someone, in their imagination, what the Sicilian woman wears, it is black,’ said Gabbana. 

In all, the new collection consists of 106, that were represented by the many models who first appeared at the top of a set of step in front of the cathedral.

In all, the new collection is said to consist of 106 outfits that were modeled by an array of stunning models.

They started near the top of the stairs in front of the cathedral and made their way in front of the celebrity guests. 

 Launched more than 35 years ago, the Dolce & Gabbana brand saw its revenues top around $500 million by the  end of the 1990s, which eventually reached to $633 million by 2003.