Dolce history

Stefano Gabbana, on the other hand, was born in 1962 in Milan, Italy.

The two had first met in 1980 in a club.

They were involved romantically and decided to form a business partnership in 1982.

They slowly started getting attention for their work and in 1984, they got an opportunity to showcase their work at the Milan Fashion Week.

Started in 1985, the brand made a huge debut on the fashion scene and has not lost any steam.

1986: Dolce & Gabbana debuts its first full collection of women's clothing.

They launched a women’s knitwear collection in 1987 to add to their existing portfolio.

That position was solidified when the two companies signed an agreement that turned over production of Dolce & Gabbana's ready-to-wear line to Dolce Saverio in 1988.

In 1989, they launched lingerie and beachwear.

By 1990, they had shown eight collections and had a turnover of 20 million USD.

First, they won the Woolmark Prize in 1991 for the most innovative men’s collection of the year.

The first perfume line launched in 1992, the same year that Dolce & Gabbana introduced a men’s collection.

The women’ s perfume won the 1993 award for best female perfume and, two years later, the men’s perfume received the award for the best male perfume, both from the French Perfume Academy.

From approximately $50 million at the beginning of 1994, Dolce & Gabbana's revenues jumped to nearly $125 million by the end of that year.

They appeared as extras in the 1995 film “The Star Maker” and also had small roles in Rob Marshall’s film “Nine.” They also designed costumes for Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and even recorded a song about Dolce & Gabbana.

In 1996, the duo released a single together called "D&G is love." The words are repeated throughout the song over techno beats.

By 1997, the company operated 13 boutiques, in addition to a growing number of franchised locations.

In 1999, they designed costumes for Whitney Houston’s international tour and even appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Houston.

In 2000, the company took over the manufacturing of many of its formerly licensed products, including ties, scarves, beachwear, and lingerie and underwear.

They continued to work with Madonna and would later design costumes for her 2001 international tour.

While remaining committed to its privately held status, in 2003 Dolce & Gabbana took the unusual step of publishing its first annual report--in part to highlight its impressive growth.

The first store in London, England opened in 2004.

The partnership remains as strong as ever and, even though the founders separated as a couple in 2005, they continue to work together as business partners.

In 2006, it partnered with Motorola to create the V3 model Dolce&Gabbana phone.

For example, in 2007, the fashion house was forced to pull an ad in Spain that showered a man pinning down a woman by her wrists while other men looked on.

The brand worked together with Madonna again in 2010 to come up with a new line of eyewear called MDG. It also collaborated with the car manufacturer Citroen to design the Citroen supermini car C3 Pluriel.

In 2011, Dolce & Gabbana decided to discontinue the D&G line to strengthen their other collections.

A curious yet significant moment in recent years was the decision in 2012 to close the D&G line and merge it with the mainline Dolce & Gabbana.

Stefano Gabbana was photographed with a friend Dell’Acqua in blackface at a ‘Disco Africa’ Halloween Party in 2013.

In 2016, it launched a high-end fashion line for Muslim women.

Who would be a perfect choice for D&G’s support in 2017? Melania Trump.

In a related incident, the fashion house released another ad to promote an upcoming cat-walk event in Shanghai, China in 2018.

As part of their “DG Loves China” marketing campaign for their major 2019 resort fashion show in Shanghai, D&G released a number of videos as advertisement.