Domenico Dolce was born in Palermo, Italy on August 13, 1958 to a Sicilian tailor. He worked in his father's shop at the young age of six, "I was obliged by my parents to work in the atelier, where I started drawing and sewing and I loved it. I was making miniature clothes as samples." He began studying science at a university but quickly grew bored of the monotony of the subject and dropped out to attend art school. After graduation from the art school Dolce left his native city and traveled to Milan seeking fame and fortune.

Stefano Gabbana was born in Venice, Italy on November 14, 1962. Gabbana always had an admiration of clothing, but never fantasized becoming involved in the fashion industry, "Since I was a child I really liked fashion. When I was thirteen I was going to Fiorucci to buy the most t

The two have really come a long way from the days of sewing their own garments. Both claim they would not continue on their own, "If I had to stop working with Domenico, I probably wouldn't be in the fashion industry anymore," claims Stefano. Domenico holds a similar attitude, "I wish I could go back, to be in a room with a shelf full of fabrics, a mannequin, a sewing machine and two women- I would be very happy...We don't know what it would be like to be like to work alone." Dolce and Gabbana take equal responsibilities for both the creating and business aspects of the company.

While working for the same Milan based fashion designer Dolce and Gabbana met and found they shared many similar idols and influences. Although Gabbana was from Northern Italy, they both alike profess their prominent influence is the Mediterranean. Stefano claims his admiration evolved by watching classic movies with Southern Italian actresses such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, whose voluptuous bodies are constrained by tight suits, stockings and suspenders. Adoration and glorification of the female body is the departure point for all of Dolce and Gabbana's female collections. The two have been quoted as saying that breasts are the points of departure for all of their designs.

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