Successful people always follow fashion. People say: "They meet by clothes." And indeed it is. It is unlikely that a businessman will come to a business meeting in a washed-out T-shirt and stretched sweatpants - such an appearance will scare away even the most interested investors in the contract. And the ladies! Shopping for them is an effective cure for stress. A fashionable, beautiful thing with the label of a famous fashion house can work wonders even with the worst mood of its owner. One of the creators of the "magic potion" in the fashion world is Stefano Gabbana. We will tell about it in this article.
Young fashionista
The future famous Italian fashion designer was born in Milan on November 14, 1963. The father of little Stefano was a famous stylist at that time, who had a popular fashion studio - it was from him that the talented child adopted a sense of style. Despite the fact that little Stefan lived only with his mother, his father always helped them financially and took an active part in raising his illegitimate son.
Stefano Gabbano already at a tender age loved good clothes, which were first bought for him by his mother, and then by himself. As soon as the next season began, whether it bewinter or summer, the teenager rushed to the Fiorucci boutique, whose "trick" was bright, unusual, extravagant clothes for young people.
Kid with pencils
The boy's artistic talent manifested itself early - from a very young age he loved to draw and carried an album and pencils with him everywhere. Parents helped the young talent develop in every possible way, and young Stefano Gabbana entered the Milan Art College, where, in addition to studying graphic art, he worked as a graphic artist. After a while, the young man graduated with a diploma in the speci alty "Creative Director", but did not work in this position for a single day: Stefano Gabbano dreamed of something completely different - he wanted to create fashionable clothes. But all his attempts to work alone failed…
Merge of two souls
The fateful meeting, which forever changed the life of not only Stefano Gabbano, but also Dominico Dolce, happened in 1980 in one of the Milan studios, where both future famous designers worked as simple assistants. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, so different in appearance, were very similar: both loved the style of the Baroque era, adored classic Italian films shot in the 1950s and 1960s.
By the way, Domenico Dolce, a Sicilian by origin, was born into a family that was by no means rich. His parents owned a small atelier. Little Domenico helped his father from the age of 6 - he sewed sleeves and buttons to the clothes of customers. In his spare time, the future Italian fashion designer, whosethe name became a symbol of style, invented and sewed tiny dresses and suits from scraps of fabric.
So different fates of young people played a certain role in their relationship. Italy is a country of free morals, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that true love broke out between young people. It was she who inspired and pushed them to joint creativity, and already in 1982, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana opened a tiny atelier in which they create clothing collections financed by them.
Through thorns - to the stars
At first it was incredibly difficult - sometimes there was not enough money even for good nutrition, not to mention more. Sometimes on the table, young fashion designers had nothing but empty rice porridge, but this did not plunge them into despondency - quite the contrary: both dreamed of conquering the world. The show of the first collection of Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbano was held in a small Milan cafe. He did not bring fame and money to fashion designers, but they were noticed: already in 1985, young people were invited to take part in a real fashion show - Milano Collezioni.
It was there that their talent was appreciated - clothes with the Dolce & Gabbana brand, created by two fashion designers, impressed absolutely everyone present - of course, because they showed people "the image of not an ideal, but a real beautiful woman." It was from this moment that the ascent of two stars to the fashionable Olympus began …
Only forward
A year later, Dolce&Gabbana presented their collectionclothes as part of the Real Woman show, and already in 1987, Domenico and Stefano showed their first creations from knitwear. At the same time, they open their first store as well as a showroom in the center of Milan.
The funny, incredibly sociable Stefano and the restrained, very serious Dolce, people liked. This contrasting couple was not distinguished by egocentrism and pathos, did not delve into gossip and public intrigues. They were just doing what they loved, creating masterpiece after masterpiece.
Workaholics to the core, Domenico and Stefano work tirelessly. Sleepless nights, endless discussions, and sketches, sketches, sketches… In 1988, fashion designers signed a lucrative contract with the Onward Kashiyama group, and from that moment on, their clothes are sold not only in Italy, but also in Japan.
In 1989, the couple introduced a line of fashionable swimwear and women's underwear, and a year later, unexpectedly for everyone, a collection of men's clothing, including accessories and ties. Then they released their first fragrance. By 1990, Dolce&Gabbana had become a symbol of haute couture.
Global recognition
It was they, Stefano Gabbano and Domenico Dolce, who gave women lace lingerie and bustier dresses, and artistically torn jeans to teenagers all over the world. Mega-stars such as Madonna, Isabella Rossellini, Monica Belucci, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue, Angelina Jolie and Victoria Beckham wear their clothes with pleasure.
World famous fashion designers produce clothes for men, women and children, as well as glasses, scarves,belts, bags. In a relatively short period of time, the couple owns more than eighty stores around the world.
Though they offer both luxury clothing and a line of more affordable D&G-branded jeans, T-shirts and dresses. This brand is loved by the youth of the whole planet!
Style details
Favorite colors of trendsetters are red, black and white. Dolce and Gabbana hate dull, mixed undertones and do not like synthetics. They do not recognize a frankly open, vulgarly exposed body, preferring in their creations to make only a seductive allusion to piquant parts of the body. At the same time, designers somehow magically combine the compatible with the incompatible, resulting in unique, exclusive things that leave no one indifferent. The fashion designers themselves claim that the whole secret is that both have different tastes, so when creating each collection they are looking for some kind of compromise.
Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce have been together for over 25 years. The romantic relationship between them ended, but a strong friendship and complete mutual understanding remained. They cannot imagine themselves without each other. Dolce & Gabbana is a perfect example that mutual partnership and creativity is possible even after a lifelong romance has ended…
