Dolce & Gabbana celebrates new Madison Ave. store with glittering bash

The Dolce & Gabbana party was giving bombshell vibes.The Italian fashion house threw a glamorous soirée on Wednesday night to celebrate the opening of its new flagship at 695 Madison Ave.Designer Domenico Dolce, who co-founded the company with Stefano Gabbana, welcomed an array of actors, models, stylists, photographers and influencers including Diane Kruger, Helena Christensen, Anh Duong, Grace Elizabeth, Olivia Ponton, Ella Mendelsohn, Penn Badgley and Evan Mock.Christensen looked blooming lovely in a gardenia-print corset dress.

“I feel like I’m in a ’50s movie,” the supermodel told Alexa.“Super sensual.”“Dolce & Gabbana is very feminine, I think it really flatters my shape,” said Kruger, who wore the brand’s pale blue frock.

“I appreciate it and I think they really love women.”“Project Runway” Season 21 judge Law Roach, who has garbed Zendaya in the label, praised its precise tailoring.“Let me tell you one thing about Dolce: I always say as a stylist, the inside of the dress should be just as beautiful as the outside of the dress.

And that’s the way you know that the craftsmanship is there.When you get someone that has great craftsmanship, and also great showmanship, it’s going to be perfect.”The store carries a seductive array of women’s and men’s fashion and accessories, exclusive products, made-to-measure menswear, fine jewelry, eyewear, watches, beauty and Casa home.

All of the brand’s iconic looks await, from the corseted wiggle dresses favored by Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian to the delicate lace gowns rocked by Monica Bellucci and Sofia Vergara.The boutique is located in the former Hermès store, a 1928 stylized neoclassical edifice designed by McKim, Mead & White, the famed architecture firm behind the original Pennsylvania Station, Columbia University library and Brooklyn Museum.The building originally housed Louis Sherry, a society restaurant and gourmet food shop named after the Gilded Age ...