What happens when two souls, one of them the son of an clothing manufacturer, the other one an accomplished graphic designer, meet each other in the Italian metropolis Milan? A creative power explosion, a big love, a beginning. Inspired by the neo-realistic films of Fellini, Rossellini and Visconti, Dolce & Gabbana began 1982 creating mafiosi suits, traditional black dresses with peasant skirts, fringed shawl, lace, the mixture of feminine and masculine... An ode to the Mediterranean Island Sicily, where Domenico Dolce grew up in the sixties. It all began with small collections shown on a few models in their studio, but soon changed into succes and the duo became a real trademark. Their creations make the woman wearing it feel like a celebrated star. Dolce & Gabbana employed nearly 4000 staff members in 2009 and The New York Times highlighted the achievements of Domenico and Stefano in an article marking their twenty-year anniversary: "It does not seem likely that many people could have envisioned a way to turn distressed jeans or sluttish corsets or pointy-toed shoes or slick suits or football jerseys into an irresistible global export. Yet Mr. Dolce and Mr. Gabbana did."
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