Tag: Castel Sant’Angelo
Dolce & Gabbana and the commercialisation of the Catholic Church
Catholics were appalled at videos of Dolce & Gabbana’s recent couture runway show on Rome’s historic Ponte Sant’Angelo. The “Alta Sartoria” collection blurred the sacred and the stylish with jewel-studded crosses, dramatic vestment-like silhouettes, and even a procession of “cardinals.” But is sacred art ever truly separate from commerce?
