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Dolce & Gabbana: A Brief History

Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury fashion house founded by designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in 1985 in Legnano, specializing in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmetics.
The brand presented its first women's collection in 1985 in Milan, and its first men's collection in 1990.
Dolce & Gabbana's early collections drew inspiration from their Sicilian roots and Italian cinema, gaining attention from the fashion world and celebrities such as Madonna.
The brand continued to design costumes for musical artists and expanded into accessories, leather goods, and cosmetics.
In 2006, Dolce & Gabbana launched an ad campaign featuring two men kissing, receiving criticism from conservatives.
In 2012, D&G was merged with Dolce & Gabbana to strengthen the main line.
Dolce & Gabbana celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2010 with a public exhibition showcasing its collections from the past two decades.
In 2019, the brand extended its size range up to UK 22, promoting body positivity and inclusivity for women.
In 2021, Dolce & Gabbana issued its first NFT collection in collaboration with the digital marketplace UNXD, selling for nearly $5.7 million.
The brand collaborated with designer Harris Reed to present Somali model Iman Abdulmajid at the 2021 Met Gala.
In 2022, Dolce & Gabbana collaborated with South Korean designer Sohee Park.
The brand's revenue reached $633.2 million in 2003, and its turnover was €597 million in 2005.Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury fashion house known for its collaborations with various Italian brands and its lines Dolce&Gabbana and D&G. The brand specialises in luxury items inspired by high-designs and offers fragrances for men and women, such as 'The One'. Dolce & Gabbana created a bridal collection, but it was discontinued, and the Dolce & Gabbana Home Collection was also discontinued in 1999. The brand has a range of products, including eyewear, timepieces, and jewellery. Dolce & Gabbana has designed the on-field attire for A.C. Milan since 2004 and signed a three-year deal with Chelsea F.C. in 2010 to design and provide the club's on- and off-field uniforms and attire. Dolce & Gabbana partnered with Motorola to produce the Motorola V3i Dolce & Gabbana cellular phone in 2006, and they also partnered with Citroën to co-design a version of their C3 Pluriel vehicle. The brand is known for its powerful ad campaigns, and their feminine collections are always backed by them. Dolce & Gabbana has co-authored nearly two dozen books featuring photographic narratives as well as collections of their own work, and they have opened several boutiques and establishments worldwide.Dolce & Gabbana is known to host photography and art exhibitions in their spaces. They have used their spaces to host exhibitions by artists Ron Arad, Enzo Sellerio, and Herbert List. They have also held an open house and architectural exhibition with Studio Piuarch, showcasing the studio's various architectural designs and projects since 1996. Dolce & Gabbana also uses its spaces for book launches and photographic exhibitions of its own clothing. The company has production factories in Legnano and Incisa in Val d'Arno.

Dolce & Gabbana faced controversies in the past, such as a controversial advertisement in Spain that was pulled by consumer groups in February 2007. The advertisement showed a man holding a woman to the ground by her wrists while a group of men look on. Dolce & Gabbana also faced criticism for banning photography of their Hong Kong window displays in their flagship store on Canton Road in 2012. In 2015, Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce caused controversy when they opposed gay adoption and in vitro fertilization in an interview with Italian magazine Panorama. In 2018, Dolce & Gabbana faced backlash for releasing a series of videos featuring a Chinese model with her eye intentionally narrowed, dressed up in the brand's garments and accessories and clumsily attempting to use chopsticks to eat Italian food in a pretentious way.

In 2009, Dolce & Gabbana faced charges of tax evasion for having moved assets of about 249 million euros to Luxembourg in the 2004–2006 period. In 2013, they were found guilty of failing to declare 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) of income to authorities after moving their brand to Gado, a Luxembourg-based holding company. They were sentenced to one year and eight months in jail but were found not guilty of tax evasion by the Italian Court of Justice in 2014. In 2018, Dolce and Gabbana filed a lawsuit against fashion watchdog Diet Prada, claiming defamation by the bloggers who reposted anti-Asian comments made by one of their designers.