Dolce & Gabbana: Brand History
Dolce & Gabbana is a world-famous fashion house which was founded in 1985 in Legnano, Italy by the Italian fashion designers, Domenico Dolce (born on 13thSeptember 1958, in Polizzi Generosa, Italy) and Stefano Gabbana (born on 14thNovember 1962, in Milan, Italy). Brand History: After working as assistant designers at an atelier in Milan, the two later founded the Dolce and Gabbana label. They debuted in 1985 with their first runway show at the New Talent fashion show in Milan. The “Real Women” was their first collection that was produced in 1986. Because they did not have enough money to hire models for the show, they instead had their friends to help. This was one of the reasons behind “Real Women”. They had many other firsts including: first store in 1986, launching their knitwear line in 1987, producing their ready-to-wear line during the beginning of 1988 (in Domenico Dolce’s family-owned atelier, located in Legnano, Milan), launching their beachwear and lingerie lines an