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Cantino Hardly Wait

After an ill-fated run at Gucci, Stefano Cantino’s new gig at Dolce & Gabbana offers an ideal opportunity for an executive who still needs to prove himself as a C.E.O. The challenges, however, aren’t insignificant.

Stefano Cantino
Cantino’s unsuccessful run at Gucci wasn’t really his fault, of course: He simply wasn’t prepared—or given the tools—to turn around Italy’s largest luxury brand. Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images
Lauren Sherman
April 6, 2026

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Last week, word began to circulate that short-lived Gucci C.E.O. Stefano Cantino would emerge from his noncompete with a top job at Dolce & Gabbana. As I first reported, Cantino will help oversee a family-run business where the founders remain very involved, for better or worse. Not a bad consolation prize for a guy who lasted only nine months in his last role.