Bringing it back home

Dolce and Gabbana show their haute-couture collection in their native Italy, and as Chen Jie discovers in Capri, the designers know plenty about high glamour and living la dolce vita.

Capri, the Mediterranean island off southern Italy, is famed as a romantic resort, where royals, film and fashion icons fell in love, making their exploits part of this beautiful place's history.

Elizabeth Taylor enjoyed a vacation with Richard Burton on Capri in 1962, before the Hollywood golden couple's affair made global headlines. Jacqueline Kennedy loved Capri pants and always ordered dozens of them during her visits. Rita Hayworth toured the island with her husband. A young Sophia Loren came to Capri for the movie It Started in Naples (1960) with Clark Gable.