Design duo Domenico Dolce (b. 1958, near Palermo, Sicily) and Stefano Gabbana (b.1962, Milan, Italy) are known for making "stars look like stars". They first met in Milan in 1980.
By 1982, they had started their first fashion consulting studio and, in 1985, they showed their first women's collection in Milan, winning national acclaim.
Dolce & Gabbana has two central lines with a few key distinct differences:
Dolce & Gabbana (spelled without spaces, unlike the name of the company) specializes in luxury items, is influenced more by designers and is more formal and 'timeless', responding to long-term trends rather than seasonal changes. It also sells sunglasses and corrective eyewear, purses, and watches.
D&G is a slightly more casual line that follows an urban inspiration and attempts to set trends rather than follow them. It is the younger, more flamboyant line of the brand. Like Dolce&Gabbana, D&G sells watches as well as clothing, and have been voted the U.K's best luxury brand.