--- title: Miley Cyrus and Dolce & Gabbana Are Having a Political Spat description: The "Malibu" singer and the Italian fashion house are having a spat via Instagram over the high-end brand's politics. canonical: https://time.com/4823473/miley-cyrus-dolce-gabbana-politics/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-19T15:17:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:30.369Z og:title: Miley Cyrus and Dolce & Gabbana Are Having a Political Spat og:description: It's all going down on Instagram og:url: https://time.com/4823473/miley-cyrus-dolce-gabbana-politics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Miley Cyrus and Dolce & Gabbana Are Having a Political Spat twitter:description: It's all going down on Instagram twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Miley Cyrus and Dolce & Gabbana Are Having a Political Disagreement on Instagram > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=7282a23d-b9d4-425d-87b5-4e8677b3c0ac&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Miley Cyrus Reacts to Donald Trump's Win Through Tears [Watch (HLS stream): Miley Cyrus Reacts to Donald Trump's Win Through Tears](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UovWsZPt.m3u8) (1:12)  _Published 2016-11-09. Miley Cyrus tweeted an emotionally charged video in which she called for compassion, peace, and empathy on Wednesday morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 19, 2017 3:17 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 19, 2017 3:17 PM UTC [Miley Cyrus](http://time.com/4819852/miley-cyrus-undercover-subway/) has never been afraid to share her praise — and her strong opinions. On Sunday, she took to Instagram to congratulate her younger brother Braison on his debut as a fashion model for Italian brand [Dolce & Gabbana](http://motto.time.com/4665150/lady-gaga-super-bowl-body-shaming-gabbana/), walking the runway for their Spring Summer 2018 show in Milan. But even while complimenting Braison on his nascent modeling career, Cyrus made a pointed remark about the Dolce & Gabbana brand that did not sit well with the designers. “… It is a Cyrus family trait to try everything once… and to embrace opportunities that encourage you to step out of your comfort zone,” she wrote. “We believe in trying something new everyday! \[sic\]!” She then added: “P.S. D&G, I STRONGLY disagree with your politics…. but I do support your company’s effort to celebrate young artists & give them the platform to shine their light for all to see!” In the last few years, Dolce & Gabbana have engaged in a millennials-targeted campaign, hiring celebrity offspring like [Rafferty Law](http://time.com/4727100/tyler-clinton-model/), [Tyler Clinton](http://time.com/4727100/tyler-clinton-model/), and [Levi Dylan](http://time.com/4658477/bob-dylan-grandson/?iid=sr-link1) to walk their shows. But controversy has sprung up around their willingness to [dress First Lady Melania Trump](http://motto.time.com/4621785/melania-trump-dolce-gabbana-dress/), a stance many brands have avoided. In the past, the brand has also found itself in hot water over [controversial shows](http://time.com/3728185/dolce-and-gabbana-viva-la-mamma-milan-fashion-week/) and comments [ children born via IVF](http://time.com/3745411/elton-john-dolce-gabbana-boycott-gay-adoption-synthetic-children/). This time, [Stefano Gabbana](http://motto.time.com/4621785/melania-trump-dolce-gabbana-dress/), one of the brand’s founders, was not content to sit quiet after the “Malibu” singer the Instagram remark in their direction. Instead, he reposted Miley’s photo of Braison — with a strongly-worded caption of his own. “We are Italian and we don’t care about politics and mostly neither about the American one \[sic\],” he wrote. “We make dresses and if you think about doing politics with a post it’s simply ignorant. We don’t need your posts or comments so next time please ignore us!!” He added a series of crying-laughing emojis and the [ironic hashtag “#boycottdolcegabbana.”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/14/trump-critics-are-boycotting-dolce-gabbana-the-brand-trolled-them-with-245-t-shirts/?utm%5Fterm=.330cffca462e) At one point, Miley was a D&G fan, even wearing one of their designs to an MTV Video Music Awards red carpet. But looks like that may be over at the moment. ## Transcript And I still think that in her lifetime she deserves to be the first female president, and that's what makes me so sad. And entertainment. [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] Please just treat people with love and treat people with compassion and treat people with respect. And I will do the same for you. Anyway, anything you ever want to talk about, or understand maybe people that don't think the same way that you, and some other people that support you do. Please, if you want to open your mind and you want to open your heart, I would love to give you a key. [ SOUND ] And so, Donald Trump, I accept you. 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