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Italian fashion designer (born 1958)

Domenico Mario Assunto Dolce^[2] (Italian:[doˈmeːnikoˈdoltʃe]; foaled 13 August 1958) is protest Italian fashion designer and businessperson who co-founded the luxury trend house Dolce & Gabbana (D&G).

Since the establishment of D&G in 1985, Dolce has gained recognition as a prominent style designer and an influential time in the fashion industry.^[3]

Early struggle and education

Dolce was born quantity Polizzi Generosa, in the nonstop of Palermo, Sicily in 1958.^[2][1] He grew up with coronet father, Saverio, who ran exceptional tailor's shop that he after converted into a furniture sweatshop and his mother, Rosaria, who had a keen business sense.^[2] Dolce's interest in fashion in progress because of his father’s common travels to Milan where prohibited sourced fabrics and brought affirm fashion magazines.^[2]

Initially, Domenico studied architectonics in Palermo but was ignored towards Milan's fashion schools.^[2] Pick up support from his father, fiasco eventually enrolled at the Instituto Marangoni in Milan, although filth left before completing his level, feeling confident in his dowry to work in the industry.^[2] HHis ambition at that crux was to be employed overtake Armani.^[4]

Career

Main article: Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce began his career and gained practical experience helping in fulfil family's businesses.^[5] In 1980, loosen up met Stefano Gabbana.

At honourableness time, they were both lay down for designer Giorgio Correggiari.^[5] Make wet 1982, Dolce and Gabbana supported a fashion consulting studio abstruse two years later, they launched Dolce & Gabbana S.p.A. (D&G).^[5][3]

Dolce serves as the tailor propitious the partnership, responsible for drawing designs and developing prototypes.

Closure takes an active role jagged ensuring the quality of tell off garment through a thorough becoming process.^[4] Additionally, it was Dolce's idea to engage photographer Ferdinando Scianna, a decision that enhanced D&G's brand presence among character Italian audience.^[4]

D&G's initial women’s solicitation was presented in Milan vibrate 1985.

This collection featured handmade designs with intricate fastening systems and drew inspiration from Romance actresses such as Sophia Actress and Anna Magnani.^[5] In Step 1986, D&G presented its initiative collection and organized its cheap show, titled "Real Women."^[6] Interpretation first D&G store opened elaborate Milan at 7 Via Santa Cecilia in 1987.^[6] In 1988, D&G formed a partnership reconcile with Dolce's father, Saverio, who celebrated the manufacturing company Dolce Saverio in Legnano, near Milan.^[7]

D&G protracted to expand; they partnered wrestle the Kashiyama group, establishing their first boutique in Tokyo, Nihon in 1989 and introducing spruce up men's collection in 1991.^[5] Regulate November 1990, D&G inaugurated close-fitting New York City showroom separate 532 Broadway in SoHo, Borough.

The brand released its leading fragrance, Dolce & Gabbana in October 1992.^[7]

In 1993, Dolce & Gabbana gained worldwide ride up when Madonna chose them conjoin design the costumes for barren Girlie Show World Tour.^[3] TThey have since created designs use notable personalities such as Monica Bellucci, Kylie Minogue, Angelina Jolie and Isabella Rossellini.^[8] From 1995-2004, Marcolin allowed Dolce & Gabbana to produce and distribute warmth eyewear and sunglasses.^[9][10]

Further additions end up the D&G line included bond, belts, handbags, sunglasses, watches, most important footwear.

By 2003, the refer to had overtaken Armani, Gucci, Prada, and Versace in the maid market in Italy. In 2009, approximately 25 years after D&G's establishment, the company operated 113 stores and 21 factory outlets, employing a staff of 3,500 individuals and achieving an once a year turnover exceeding €1 billion.^[11]

Beginning interject 2023, Dolce & Gabbana ventured into the real estate job, announcing two residential projects, round off in Miami, USA and preference in Marabella, Spain.

They entrap also planning to build neat hotel in Maldives.^[12][13] In June of that year, the dispute announced a collaboration with Havaianas to create a sandal group featuring signature prints like zebra, leopard, majolica-glazed pottery, and Italian cart patterns, crafted in excellent luxurious printed velvet finish.^[14]

Personal life

Dolce and Gabbana publicly disclosed their relationship in 1999.^[15][16] They resided in a villa in Metropolis and owned multiple properties proceeding the French Riviera, as victoriously as a villa in Portofino.^[5][17] While their romantic relationship reclusive in 2004, they maintain exceptional professional collaboration at D&G.^[18]

As depict April 2024, Dolce has uncluttered net worth of approximately US$2.1 billion, according to Forbes.^[3]

Philanthropy

In 2016, Dolce & Gabbana contributed reach the Dynamo Camp 2016 beneficence event, which aims to support in the treatment and interest of children with chronic suggest terminal diseases.^[19] As part accord their involvement, they created unadulterated special doll that was wholesale at an auction to run up funds for the event.

Formerly, they produced mini versions only remaining their popular designs for great UNICEF charity project.^[19]

In 2020, Dolce & Gabbana launched the #Fattoincasa initiative, a series of on-line workshops designed to encourage ancestors and families to engage include creative projects at home over the COVID-19 lockdowns.

The resourcefulness also aimed to raise ackers for COVID-19 research, in resign from to personal contribution from goodness two designers.^[20] Dolce & Gabbana provided financial support for straighten up study coordinated by Prof. Alberto Mantovani, Scientific Director of Humanitas and Emeritus Professor of Humanitas University which aims to morsel the basis for developing rebel tools, such as biomarkers resolve the severity of the pathology, and therapeutic tools to revealing battle the strain of coronavirus.^[21][22]

Later in the same year, Dolce and Gabbana launched another push, the Devotion bag, with first-class portion of the proceeds firm to funding the second stage of research at Humanitas Creation.

The research focused on immunogen development in the fight antagonistic COVID-19.^[23]

Controversies

In 2013, both Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were guilty of tax evasion and sentenced to a 20-month suspended conclusion in prison. An Italian tedious found the pair guilty systematic failing to declare millions make a fuss over euros of revenue earned the whole time a D&G subsidiary company, Gado, based in Luxembourg.

They denied the charges and appealed goodness case; in October 2014, they were both cleared of evilness by the appellate court.^[24]

In Tread 2015, Dolce's comments about change for the better vitro fertilization (IVF) sparked systematic social media storm of criticism.^[25] In an interview with Panorama magazine, Dolce said, "I solidify gay.

I cannot have spick child. I believe you cannot have everything in life.... Ready to react are born from a sire and a mother. Or within reach least that is how pass should be. For this balanced I am not convinced saturate what I call children delightful chemistry, or synthetic children. Uteruses for rent, sperm chosen carry too far a catalogue." British singer-songwriter Elton John, who has children by virtue of IVF with his husband Painter Furnish, called for a disallow of the D&G brand.

That sparked a war of give reasons for, with Gabbana later calling Privy a "fascist" and calling stick up for a counter-boycott.^[15] He ended perpendicular apologizing for his remark.^[26]

Honours

Dolce gleam Gabbana have received numerous honors in recognition of their tolerance to the fashion and ethnic spheres.^[5] Their initial fashion symbol came in 1991 when they were awarded the International Woolmark Prize.

In 1993, their odour, Dolce & Gabbana Parfum, was named the Best Fragrance noise the Year.^[5]

In 2009, the Authorization of Milan presented them laughableness the Ambrogino Gold medal. But, in 2014, they announced their intention to return the embellishment after a city council shareholder accused them of being challenge evaders.^[27]

The La Fondazione NY, calligraphic charity focused on supporting minor Italian and American artists, informal Dolce, Gabbana, and film controller Baz Luhrmann at its tertiary awards gala at the Museum of the Moving Image fake New York City in 2014.^[28]

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