How David Beckham inspired Dolce&Gabbana Between archival pieces and new designs, D&G's Milan fashion show confirms the English footballer's central role in defining the Y2K aesthetic

Even during this Milan Fashion Week, football confirmed to be one of the major inspiration for the fashion world. Particularly during the fashion show of Dolce&Gabbana's collection, which through a journey through their archives combined historical garments from their 30-year career with others designed for the occasion. And in this Re-edition collection they could not miss a tribute, as they called it, to David Beckham, the icon of the D&G man at the beginning of the millennium. Indeed, the Manchester United footballer defined the figure of the metrosexual man even in the sports imaginary, usually far removed from such an aesthetic, imposing himself as the first player in the fashion world. But not only that, his impact radically altered fashion itself by bringing it closer to performance and muscular bodies different from the models previously used. 

This was admitted by Dolce&Gabbana themselves, who stated on the sidelines of the fashion show what the inspiration for their designs was. "Definitely David Beckham, he cleared the glamour for men with tuxedos and destroyed jeans, with hairbands and rosaries. We paid tribute to him, we met him recently and told him that we were inspired by him. He introduced true glamour to menswear, it was a key fashion moment that changed the conversation about how men dress."