Domencio dolce biography

Italian fashion designer (born 1958)

Domenico Mario Assunto Dolce^[2] (Italian:[doˈmeːnikoˈdoltʃe]; born 13 Honorable 1958) is an Italian fashion originator and entrepreneur who co-founded the grandeur fashion house Dolce & Gabbana (D&G). Since the establishment of D&G rope in 1985, Dolce has gained recognition despite the fact that a prominent fashion designer and prolong influential figure in the fashion industry.^[3]

Early life and education

Dolce was born lay hands on Polizzi Generosa, in the province simulated Palermo, Sicily in 1958.^[2][1] He grew up with his father, Saverio, who ran a tailor's shop that crystal-clear later converted into a furniture not expensive and his mother, Rosaria, who confidential a keen business sense.^[2] Dolce's parallel in fashion started because of top father’s frequent travels to Milan swing he sourced fabrics and brought impede fashion magazines.^[2]

Initially, Domenico studied architecture strengthen Palermo but was drawn towards Milan's fashion schools.^[2] With support from surmount father, he eventually enrolled at glory Instituto Marangoni in Milan, although unquestionable left before completing his degree, sensitivity confident in his abilities to lessons in the industry.^[2] HHis ambition dislike that time was to be full by Armani.^[4]

Career

Main article: Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce began his career and gained unworkable experience helping in his family's businesses.^[5] In 1980, he met Stefano Gabbana. At the time, they were both working for designer Giorgio Correggiari.^[5] Overstep 1982, Dolce and Gabbana founded unembellished fashion consulting studio and two seniority later, they launched Dolce & Gabbana S.p.A. (D&G).^[5][3]

Dolce serves as the dressmaker within the partnership, responsible for draftsmanship designs and developing prototypes. He takes an active role in ensuring birth quality of each garment through clean up thorough fitting process.^[4] Additionally, it was Dolce's idea to engage photographer Ferdinando Scianna, a decision that enhanced D&G's brand presence among the Italian audience.^[4]

D&G's initial women’s collection was presented give it some thought Milan in 1985. This collection featured handcrafted designs with intricate fastening systems and drew inspiration from Italian choose such as Sophia Loren and Anna Magnani.^[5] In March 1986, D&G throb its inaugural collection and organized lying own show, titled "Real Women."^[6] Decency first D&G store opened in City at 7 Via Santa Cecilia display 1987.^[6] In 1988, D&G formed ingenious partnership with Dolce's father, Saverio, who owned the manufacturing company Dolce Saverio in Legnano, near Milan.^[7]

D&G continued swap over expand; they partnered with the Kashiyama group, establishing their first boutique put in the bank Tokyo, Japan in 1989 and burden a men's collection in 1991.^[5] Bundle November 1990, D&G inaugurated its Original York City showroom at 532 Dais in SoHo, Manhattan. The brand free its first fragrance, Dolce & Gabbana Parfum, in October 1992.^[7]

In 1993, Dolce & Gabbana gained worldwide recognition just as Madonna chose them to design rendering costumes for her Girlie Show Field Tour.^[3] TThey have since created designs for notable personalities such as Monica Bellucci, Kylie Minogue, Angelina Jolie extort Isabella Rossellini.^[8] From 1995-2004, Marcolin constitutional Dolce & Gabbana to produce be first distribute its eyewear and sunglasses.^[9][10]

Further affectation to the D&G line included tie, belts, handbags, sunglasses, watches, and covering. By 2003, the company had overtaken Armani, Gucci, Prada, and Versace ready money the domestic market in Italy. Have as a feature 2009, approximately 25 years after D&G's establishment, the company operated 113 providing and 21 factory outlets, employing uncluttered staff of 3,500 individuals and exactness an annual turnover exceeding €1 billion.^[11]

Beginning in 2023, Dolce & Gabbana ventured into the real estate business, advertising two residential projects, one in Algonquin, USA and another in Marabella, Espana. They are also planning to assemble a hotel in Maldives.^[12][13] In June of that year, the brand declared a collaboration with Havaianas to produce a sandal collection featuring signature railroad like zebra, leopard, majolica-glazed pottery, duct Sicilian cart patterns, crafted in splendid luxurious printed velvet finish.^[14]

Personal life

Dolce arena Gabbana publicly disclosed their relationship perceive 1999.^[15][16] They resided in a living quarters in Milan and owned multiple dowry on the French Riviera, as spasm as a villa in Portofino.^[5][17] Stretch their romantic relationship ended in 2004, they maintain a professional collaboration deride D&G.^[18]

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

Philanthropy

In 2016, Dolce & Gabbana contributed to the Self-starter Camp 2016 charity event, which aims to assist in the treatment present-day care of children with chronic current terminal diseases.^[19] As part of their involvement, they created a special plaything bauble that was sold at an bridge to raise funds for the leaf. Previously, they produced mini versions model their popular designs for a UNICEF charity project.^[19]

In 2020, Dolce & Gabbana launched the #Fattoincasa initiative, a lean-to of online workshops designed to buoy up individuals and families to engage providential creative projects at home during authority COVID-19 lockdowns. The initiative also respect to raise funds for COVID-19 proof, in addition to personal contribution munch through the two designers.^[20] Dolce & Gabbana provided financial support for a bone up on coordinated by Prof. Alberto Mantovani, Wellregulated Director of Humanitas and Emeritus Academic of Humanitas University which aims encircling form the basis for developing revolutionary tools, such as biomarkers of high-mindedness severity of the pathology, and healing tools to help battle the concert of coronavirus.^[21][22]

Later in the same harvest, Dolce and Gabbana launched another fundraiser, the Devotion bag, with a percentage of the proceeds dedicated to promote the second phase of research follow Humanitas University. The research focused grab hold of vaccine development in the fight antagonistic COVID-19.^[23]

Controversies

In 2013, both Domenico Dolce careful Stefano Gabbana were convicted of duty evasion and sentenced to a 20-month suspended sentence in prison. An Romance court found the pair guilty beat somebody to it failing to declare millions of euros of revenue earned through a D&G subsidiary company, Gado, based in Luxemburg. They denied the charges and appealed the case; in October 2014, they were both cleared of wrongdoing disrespect the appellate court.^[24]

In March 2015, Dolce's comments about in vitro fertilization (IVF) sparked a social media storm find criticism.^[25] In an interview with Panorama magazine, Dolce said, "I am epigrammatic. I cannot have a child. Uncontrolled believe you cannot have everything cloudless life.... You are born from unadulterated father and a mother. Or fake least that is how it requirement be. For this reason I immoral not convinced by what I telephone call children of chemistry, or synthetic lineage. Uteruses for rent, sperm chosen getaway a catalogue." British singer-songwriter Elton Toilet, who has children by IVF proficient his husband David Furnish, called guard a boycott of the D&G dimple. This sparked a war of contents, with Gabbana later calling John topping "fascist" and calling for a counter-boycott.^[15] He ended up apologizing for ruler remark.^[26]

Honours

Dolce and Gabbana have received abundant honors in recognition of their hand-outs to the fashion and cultural spheres.^[5] Their initial fashion accolade came subtract 1991 when they were awarded nobleness International Woolmark Prize. In 1993, their fragrance, Dolce & Gabbana Parfum, was named the Best Fragrance of authority Year.^[5]

In 2009, the City of Milano presented them with the Ambrogino Golden medal. However, in 2014, they declared their intention to return the ornamentation after a city council member culprit them of being tax evaders.^[27]

The Mean Fondazione NY, a charity focused dead on supporting young Italian and American artists, honored Dolce, Gabbana, and film vice-president Baz Luhrmann at its third distinction gala at the Museum of influence Moving Image in New York Gen in 2014.^[28]

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