Dolce & Gabbana
Italian fashion house
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| 2024 | Dolce & Gabbana hosted the Alta Moda event in Sardinia, with celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Christina Aguilera, and Helen Mirren in attendance. |
| October 2024 | Dolce & Gabbana teamed up with Stabilo to offer a limited edition set of 4 Boss Original highlighters, continuing their trend of unique brand collaborations. |
| 2023 | Published two books: 'Dolce&Gabbana Alta Gioielleria: Masterpieces of High Jewellery' and 'Nero: The Color of Dolce&Gabbana'. |
| 2023 | Won the Craft and Artisanship Award at the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards. |
| July 2023 | Dolce & Gabbana hosted Alta Moda events in Valle d'Itria, Apulia, presenting collections in Alberobello and Ostuni, with the Alta Gioielleria Collection showcased in Spazio Ulivi Pettolecchia. |
| February 2023 | Introduced Kim Kardashian as the face of their Spring/Summer 2023 collection, with campaign photos shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. |
| 2022 | Miss Sohee debuted her collection 'The Girl In Full Bloom', which received significant attention with select pieces featured in Vogue and Vanity Fair. |
| 2022 | Dolce & Gabbana commemorated the 10th Anniversary of Alta Moda with a four-day event in Sicily, featuring an Alta Moda Women's show in Syracuse attended by celebrities like Drew Barrymore, Lupita Nyong'o, and Ellen Pompeo. |
| 2022 | Teamed up with Kim Kardashian to produce the 'Ciao Kim' collection, featuring black, white, and silver clothing with lace, crystal, and leopard print embellishments. |
| August 2022 | Co-founded the Re.Crea Competition with other major fashion companies to address textile waste management and promote research and development in recycling, aligning with European directives on Extended Producer Responsibility for Textile Waste. |
| January 2022 | Dolce & Gabbana announced a prohibition on using animal fur in their products, partnering with the Humane Society of the U.S. and Humane Society International to develop sustainable faux fur alternatives and incorporate recycled materials. |
| 2021 | Dolce & Gabbana worked with Baci Perugina to manufacture chocolate pralines called Dolce Vita. |
| 2021 | Dolce & Gabbana partnered with Donnafugata to create Rosa, a new brand of rose wine. |
| 2021 | Dolce & Gabbana collaborated with Fiasconaro to produce a line of Christmas panettone pastries in branded packaging. |
| 2021 | Dolce & Gabbana celebrated Venice's 1600th anniversary, hosting shows at historical venues including the Doge's Palace, Venetian Arsenal, and Rialto Bridge, with models transported by gondolas. |
| 2021 | Collaborated with designer Harris Reed to dress Somali model Iman Abdulmajid for the Met Gala in New York City, creating a statement about social injustices in fashion. |
| December 2021 | Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana announced a collaboration with Sohee Park for the Fall/Winter 2022 Milan Fashion Week, highlighting her demi-couture design approach. |
| September 2021 | Dolce&Gabbana collaborated with UNXD to launch their first NFT collection, 'Collezione Genesi', featuring nine pieces including five physical and four digital creations, which sold for 1,885.719 Ether (approximately $5.7 million), marking a significant move into blockchain technology in the fashion industry. |
| August 2021 | Dolce & Gabbana introduced its first Casa furnishings and furnishing accessories collection, previewed in Venice during the Alta Moda events, featuring four themes: Leo, Zebra, Blu Mediterraneo, and Carretto. |
| 2019 | Dolce & Gabbana expanded the Smeg kitchen appliance collection with new design items. |
| 2019 | Dolce & Gabbana extended their size range up to UK 22, becoming one of the first luxury fashion houses to embrace body positivity and inclusivity for women. |
| 2018 | Dolce & Gabbana's fashion show in China was cancelled following controversial anti-Asian comments, leading to a $600 million lawsuit against Diet Prada. |
| November 2018 | Chinese e-commerce platforms Alibaba and JD.com removed all Dolce & Gabbana products from their sites following the controversial promotional campaign. |
| November 2018 | Dolce & Gabbana released a controversial series of promotional videos on social media platforms featuring a Chinese model stereotypically using chopsticks, which sparked widespread accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity. |
| November 2018 | Celebrity ambassadors Wang Junkai and Dilraba Dilmurat terminated their partnerships with Dolce & Gabbana in response to the racist promotional videos. |
| November 23 2018 | Dolce & Gabbana founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana issued a public video apology on Sina Weibo, Instagram, and Facebook, attempting to address the controversy and ask for forgiveness from the Chinese people. |
| April 2018 | Dolce & Gabbana brought the Grand Tour to New York, with events including an Alta Gioielleria Collection auction hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker at the New York Public Library and fashion shows at iconic landmarks like the Metropolitan Opera House and Rockefeller Center. |
| April 18 2018 | Showcased Alta Moda collection in Mexico City at the Soumaya Museum, blending Mexican cultural elements with the brand's Baroque style. |
| April 2017 | Dolce & Gabbana hosted an Alta Moda and Alta Sartoria fashion show at the Peninsula Hotel in Beijing, dedicated to Chinese arts culture. |
| April 13 2017 | Dolce & Gabbana presented Alta Moda womenswear and Alta Sartoria menswear collections at the National Museum of Tokyo, paying tribute to Japanese culture and Italian tradition. |
| 2016 | Dolce & Gabbana established a collaboration with Smeg to create the 'Sicily is My Love' collection of kitchen appliances, featuring designs inspired by Sicilian puppet theater and cultural motifs. |
| October 24 2014 | Dolce & Gabbana were found not guilty of tax evasion by the Italian Court of Justice. |
| April 30 2014 | A three-judge panel upheld the initial tax evasion sentence against Dolce & Gabbana. |
| 2013 | Dolce & Gabbana presented its first Alta Moda collection in Milan, influenced by city symbols, and a third collection in Venice's historic Palazzo Barbaro, inspired by Byzantine and Venetian cathedral mosaics. |
| June 19 2013 | Dolce & Gabbana were found guilty of failing to declare 1 billion euros of income after moving their brand to Gado, a Luxembourg-based holding company, and were sentenced to one year and eight months in jail. |
| July 2012 | Dolce & Gabbana launched Alta Moda in Taormina, Sicily, with the first presentation consisting of 73 designs highlighting Italian artisanship. The show began with Bellini's Norma opera in an ancient Roman amphitheater, followed by an event at the former monastery of San Domenico. |
| 2011 | Published multiple books including 'Icons 1990–2010', 'Fashion Shows 1990 – 2010', and a photographic book about David Gandy chronicling their collaborations from 2006 to 2011. |
| 2011 | Dolce & Gabbana merged with D&G brand to strengthen their main fashion line. The final independent D&G collection was the Spring/Summer 2012 collection, shown in September 2011. |
| 2010 | Published '20 Years of Dolce & Gabbana for Men'. |
| 2010 | The brand collaborated with singer Madonna to launch a co-designed sunglasses line known as MDG. |
| 2010 | Dolce & Gabbana partnered with Martini to release a special 'gold edition' of vermouth, expanding their luxury brand collaboration. |
| June 20 2010 | A public exhibition was held featuring a room with dozens of televisions displaying different collections from the design house's twenty-year history. |
| June 19 2010 | Dolce & Gabbana celebrated the 20th anniversary of their brand at the Piazza della Scala and Palazzo Marino in Milan. |
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