That is NOT all: Miranda Priestly made a surprise return to the front row at Dolce & Gabbana ’s spring 2026 runway this afternoon in Milan . The legendary editor of Runway magazine has not been seen at the shows in nearly 20 years, but rumor has it she is cooking up a major plot twist for the globally-renowned bible of fashion. Flanked by Runway ’s long-suffering Art Director Nigel Kipling and a mystery new hire sat in the second row, Priestly saw a collection that majored on pajamas: decorative highlights included spring florals and a cerulean adjacent blue.
Photo: Luke Leitch
Photo: Luke Leitch
So why has Priestly chosen to descend from her ivory tower at Elias Clarke Publications’s Manhattan HQ and rejoin fashion’s front line? Priestly famously stepped back from public en