If that all sounds a little bit too serioso for a duo who've made their name by dressing iconoclastic superstars and footballers, it's important to bear in mind that kitsch is never far away with Dolce & Gabbana. Yes, they kitted out Madonna, but we're talking about images of the real Madonna here, the kind that tourists eat up in Palermo. Likewise, the adorable granny needlepoint that the designers ladled onto velvet jackets and coats (with matching shoes). Under a catwalk hung with chandeliers garlanded with roses, Domenico and Stefano mounted a parade of cinematic clichés, from the humble altar boy in his respectful white blouse to the arrogant landowner in his big black fur coat. Between the two extremes, there were plenty of options for Dolce fans. But the most telling impression left by the show was the compact, determined dignity of the men on the catwalk. Like actors in a Pasolini movie, they managed to make a nonsense of the world in which they were briefly extras.