Two young Designers who address themselves to young people and who draw inspiration from them. Two Designers adored by the Hollywood stars who have made the duo their favorites: two Designers who dress all of the rock stars of the moment and who have elected them as their unquestionable leaders. Led by founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who serve as company CEO and president, respectively, the company produces designs for women's and men's clothing, shoes, bathing suits, lingerie, and accessories.
The company also designs a children's clothing line, and develops eyeglasses and fragrances produced under license. The company also further divides its designs under the "basic" White line and the more adventurous "Black" line.
The company also has been buying up many of its previously franchised retail sites, and at the end of directly controlled some 60 stores. Domenico Dolce began his fashion career designing for his father's small clothing manufacturing business near Palermo, in Sicily.
Dolce went on to study fashion design, then moved to Milan, where he became an assistant designer in a workshop in There, Dolce met Venice-born Stefano Gabbana, then just 18, who had entered the fashion business after starting out in graphic design. Dolce and Gabbana worked as free-lancers, designing for other houses in the early s. The partners' big break came in October , when they were among a select group of just three young Italian designers chosen to present their designs in the "New Talents" section of that year's Milano Collezioni event.
Dolce and Gabbana now set to work on creating their first full collection, and in March solidified their reputation with the presentation of their "Real Women" show. The Italian brand is unapologetically sensual, having launched their leotard line in and their underwear and swimwear lines the following year.
They would create costumes for her Erotica tour. The late s saw the launch of their cosmetics brands, with Scarlett Johansson becoming its global ambassador. Their fragrances take inspiration from the Mediterranean way of life, with sensual scents for both men and women.
They have designed the football kit for A. Milan since , along with their suits for official team events. From to , the brand also designed for Chelsea F. C, including for its staff members. They would later collaborate with Sony Ericsson to release a karat gold version of their Jalou phone. Other collaborations include a partnership with the French car manufacturer Citroen to co-design their C3 Pluriel car. In recent years they have collaborated with the homeware brand SMEG to create a collection of Sicilian inspired prints for kitchen appliances.
In just a few years, the Italian brand had expanded. In they launched lingerie, beachwear and menswear collections, the same year that Dolce and Gabbana signed further agreements to design the Complice line for the Genny Group, another important Italian fashion house.
The advertising campaign for this classic fragrance starred Italian actress Monica Bellucci under the direction of Giuseppe Tornatore and with music by Ennio Morricone.
The same year, the Italian label created its first line of home accessories, initially available only in Dolce and Gabbana points of sale. They also created collections for Whitney Huston for her tour and a special line for Kylie Minogue. Ermenegildo Zegna. She knows who she is. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are a pair of extremely talented business partners and fashion designers. Stefano Gabbana was born on November 14th, in Milan. Before getting involved in the fashion industry, he studied graphics.
The pair met at a fashion house that they both happened to be designers at in the late 70s. Although, their connection did not spark right away. Dolce resigned from this fashion house after a year and the two only got in touch again when Stefano was in need of a place to live and the two became roommates. From that moment on, the two cliqued.
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