Madonna’s twins, Stella and Estere Ciccone, celebrated their 14th birthday on August 24, 2026. Their mom marked it with an emotional Instagram tribute — the perfect excuse to revisit the twins’ fashion journey, from two Dolce&Gabbana majolica moments and a crochet set they made themselves, to their “Deadpool & Wolverine” streetwear debut and a Monnalisa moment backstage at Madame X.
Madonna’s Birthday Dedication
Madonna, 68, shared a caption tracing the twins from meeting them at Malawi’s Home of Hope orphanage to who they are now. She opened with “Happy Birthday to my Virgo Twins!” and called them full of life, music, and strong opinions — her “Malawian Queens.” The carousel included throwback shots alongside a recent one of the girls in matching white dresses — taken days earlier at Madonna’s own birthday celebration in Corfu, Greece.
Stella and Estere were born in Malawi in 2012 and adopted by Madonna in February 2017, the youngest of her six children alongside Lourdes Leon, Rocco Ritchie, David Banda, and Mercy James.
Stella and Estere’s Style Evolution, Sightings and Standouts
First D&G Moment: The Roseto Floral Dress (6th Birthday, 2018)
The twins’ Dolce&Gabbana history goes back even further than Sicily. At their 6th birthday party in 2018, Stella and Estere wore matching D&G Mini-Me Roseto floral print dresses — a tiered cotton style in pink and purple peony and rose print on an ivory ground, from the label’s Fall/Winter 2018 women’s collection scaled down for kids. It’s the earliest confirmed sighting of the twins in the brand that would come to define their biggest fashion moments years later.
Monnalisa at Madame X
During Madonna’s Madame X era, Estere was spotted dancing at a Madame X Workshop event in Monnalisa green floral culotte pants — a silky, camouflage-print piece with black grosgrain side bands, paired with a black turtleneck and her mother’s heels.
Two Majolica Moments: Sicily (2022) and Portugal (2023)
The twins’ most iconic fashion run is a pair of Dolce&Gabbana majolica moments. At Madonna’s 64th birthday in Sicily (2022), nine-year-old Stella and Estere wore blue-and-white majolica poplin midi dresses with matching D&G Portofino sneakers and white headbands, while Madonna matched them in a majolica maxi dress and clogs.
The next year, at her 65th birthday in Portugal, the twins — now 11 — wore $1,995 fuchsia majolica brocade minidresses, with Madonna again in the same print aboard a sailboat.
Handmade Crochet Outfits (circa 2022–23)
At age 10, the twins showed a non-designer flex: matching crocheted looks they made themselves. Stella wore a blue crocheted top, skirt, purse, and hat; Estere coordinated in purple — proof their style isn’t only inherited.
Individual Talents: Estere’s Voguing, Stella’s Piano (2023)
Beyond matching outfits, the twins have carved out separate identities on stage. On October 17, 2023 — opening night of Madonna’s Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arena — 11-year-old Estere manned the DJ decks before voguing and finishing with a death drop, earning perfect 10s from a judging panel that included Madonna and big sister Lourdes. For the performance, Estere wore Versace: a black sleeveless jumpsuit with a high neckline and raised shoulders, paired with tall black patent boots and matching long gloves detailed in the house’s signature yellow Barocco print. Stella, meanwhile, had her own moments in the same show, dancing and playing piano. It’s part of why fans search the twins separately — Estere’s tour moment in particular went viral on its own, independent of her sister.
Streetwear Debut: “Deadpool & Wolverine” Premiere (2024)
At the New York premiere in July 2024, the 11-year-old twins traded matching prints for ’90s-inspired streetwear. Stella wore an oversized white Brooklyn jersey, wide-leg denim, and a scarf-wrapped hat; Estere wore a white Everlast mesh top, maroon capri pants, and a matching animal-print bandana — their first signal of independent style.
Stella & Estere’s Bat Mitzvah (2024)
Weeks after their 12th birthday, the twins celebrated their bat mitzvah in New York, reading from the Torah. They wore matching-cut dresses in a coordinated split — one white, one pink — while Madonna wore a flowing floral dress and David Banda wore a tallit.
Corfu: Madonna’s 68th Birthday (2026)
Days before their own birthday, the twins joined Madonna in Corfu, Greece, for her 68th on August 16, 2026, at a family dinner at the Atzardo taverna in the village of Kouramades. Madonna wore Dolce&Gabbana’s “Bartolomea” gown from the house’s Alta Moda Taormina 2026 collection — a pale blue base embroidered with pink floral appliqués and gold Baroque detailing, paired with a dramatic pink flower crown. In a rare group shot, she posed with the twins alongside Rocco Ritchie, Lourdes Leon, and Mercy James: one twin in a pale blue tiered ruffle mini dress with layered necklaces and gold hoops, the other in a white halter-neck maxi dress with a front cutout and a beaded green bracelet.
Later in the trip, the twins posed separately with Madonna’s boyfriend, soccer player Akeem Morris, both now in white: one in a lace-trimmed slip dress with a pearl necklace, the other in a smocked, ruffle-trimmed dress with a beaded, coin-detailed headwrap. The same white-dress shot resurfaced eight days later in the twins’ own 14th birthday tribute, alongside throwback photos — Madonna’s way of showing off their current era.
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