Today April 20th, Mr. Domenico Dolce and Mr. Stefano Gabbana joined Mrs. Alexandra Shulman, Editor in Chief of British Vogue, at the first edition of the Vogue Festival in London. The event took place at the Royal Geographical Society.
They revealed that the strategy of ending the D&G line, which showed its last collection for spring/summer 2012 in September 2011, was met with trepidation from some quarters.
"When we decided to do it, the people [stockists] called us, going crazy - but we need to do it," Gabbana said. "Chanel has one label; Gucci; Vuitton - why do we need D&G? The people call Dolce & Gabbana 'D&G' - it is the symbol for Dolce & Gabbana, there's no need for us to have two labels."
They also revealed their thoughts on the underage model debate.
"People say: 'Models are so young, they're so skinny,'" Dolce said. "But Mr Balenciaga used models at 16 and that will never change. People say they are skinny, but there is a difference between skinny and sick. If someone is sick, they're sick. It's not because of fashion. If I have flu, I have flu; it's not because I work in fashion."
They also revealed all about their first celebrity encounter - the first star who ever wore one of their dresses: Madonna.
The designers spoke about the three tenets that have constantly appeared in their work: Famiglia, Amore, and Italianita - punctuated by beautiful films to illustrate each concept.
Despite little disagreements - "we've been designing for 25 years," "no, it's 27" - the designers spoke about their great affection for one another, perhaps even more so since the dissolution of their romantic union in 2005.
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| Mr. Domenico Dolce and Mr. Stefano Gabbana |
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| Mr. Domenico Dolce and Mr. Stefano Gabbana |
We are in love," Stefano Gabbana said. "It's a different kind of love, but we love each other. It's a difficult word to explain, but there's no real difference in the way we work together. We have a better level of understanding and tolerance maybe since separating romantically. People are jealous of what we have: still being in love and being able to make something interesting - we are strong and that's disturbing to some people. Domenico is like my family - even though we're not a couple any more. I have a brother, a mother, and Domenico... it has been a 20-year love affair."
They also revealed that their notion of love extended to their respective families, who very much tally with the image of a typical Italian "famiglia".
"I come from a small village in Sicily," Domenico Dolce said. "For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families."
"It's impossible; he's Sicilian!" Gabbana laughed. "And people who have worked with us for 25 years - the team we have; that's a family too."
"If they stay for six months, they have to stay forever," Dolce added.
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| Stefano Gabbana with Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chamber |
They revealed that the strategy of ending the D&G line, which showed its last collection for spring/summer 2012 in September 2011, was met with trepidation from some quarters.
"When we decided to do it, the people [stockists] called us, going crazy - but we need to do it," Gabbana said. "Chanel has one label; Gucci; Vuitton - why do we need D&G? The people call Dolce & Gabbana 'D&G' - it is the symbol for Dolce & Gabbana, there's no need for us to have two labels."
They also revealed their thoughts on the underage model debate.
"People say: 'Models are so young, they're so skinny,'" Dolce said. "But Mr Balenciaga used models at 16 and that will never change. People say they are skinny, but there is a difference between skinny and sick. If someone is sick, they're sick. It's not because of fashion. If I have flu, I have flu; it's not because I work in fashion."
They also revealed all about their first celebrity encounter - the first star who ever wore one of their dresses: Madonna.
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| Madonna in Dolce & Gabbana for Truth Or Dare Fragrance launch |
"We went to see her on the Blond Ambition tour, we were big fans," Gabbana said. "We were watching the show - she was wearing Jean Paul Gaultier then - and I said to Domenico: 'Imagine if one day she wore Dolce & Gabbana.' Then we picked up the paper and there she was, in one of our dresses."
And they still dress her to this day: "She's beautiful, she's mature, she's a mother - like Isabella Rossellini or Monica Bellucci. She's a real woman."
And will their red carpet presence ever make way for a couture offering, as fellow Italian label Versace has done?
"Now the D&G label and Dolce & Gabbana are one, we can have pieces from an opening price to a high price," Gabbana explained. "We have a new fine jewelry collection; one for men - and we also want to make something more special in the future, so couture? It's possible."
And they still dress her to this day: "She's beautiful, she's mature, she's a mother - like Isabella Rossellini or Monica Bellucci. She's a real woman."
And will their red carpet presence ever make way for a couture offering, as fellow Italian label Versace has done?
"Now the D&G label and Dolce & Gabbana are one, we can have pieces from an opening price to a high price," Gabbana explained. "We have a new fine jewelry collection; one for men - and we also want to make something more special in the future, so couture? It's possible."
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