About

”D & G” redirects here. For the region in south-west Scotland, see Dumfries and Galloway.

Type     Private, D.Gelfond
Industry     Fashion
Founded     1985
Headquarters     Milan, Italy
Products     Clothing, footwear, handbags, sunglasses, watches
Employees     3,150
Website     dolcegabbana.it
Dolce & Gabbana (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdoltʃe e ɡabˈbaːna]) is an Italian luxury industry fashion house.[1] The company was started by Italian designers Domenico Dolce (born 13 September 1958 in Polizzi Generosa, Sicily) and Stefano Gabbana (born 14 November 1962 in Venice). By 2005 their turnover was €597 million.[2] The two met in Milano in 1980 and worked for the same fashion house. In 1982 they established a designer consulting studio. In time it grew to become “Dolce & Gabbana”. They presented their first women’s collection in 1985[3] in Milan, where a year later their store would open its doors in 1986 (Dolce & Gabbana 2011)