Dolce & Gabbana

The Label : Launched in 1986 to international acclaim, the first collection was soon expanded to include knitwear, beachwear, lingerie and accessories.

The Italian maestros have two lines of clothing, Dolce & Gabbana and D&G (which is their younger, more informal line). Earning remarkable financial success, the brand is now an established household name on the world market.

The Look : The characteristically Italian aesthetic of Dolce & Gabbana - every
collection would look at home on the set of a Fellini movie - has made it ubiquitoius in the world of celebrity with Nicole Kidman and Isabella Rossellini being lead purveyors of its style.

Richly coloured animal prints, underwear-as-outerwear, pinstripe suits and plenty of black are all configured in a provocative way, making D&G an obvious choice to create the costumes for Madonna’s 1993 Girlie Show.

The Designer : Known primarily for their devastatingly sexy fetishist designs, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana first met in Milan in 1980 when working as assistants in an atelier.

Dolce, who studied fashion design and worked for his family’s small clothing factory, grew up in a small Sicilian village, while Gabbana, a trained graphic designer, grew up in Milan. They had an immediate creative connection, and went into business together two years later.

More information : www.dolcegabbana.it