Domenico Dolce, born in 1958 in Sicily, near Palermo, began by working with his father in the family clothing business while studying fashion design. Stefano Gabbana, born in Milan in 1962, began working in fashion studios doing graphic design work. They became partners in life and then founded the Dolce&Gabbana company. Their debut dates back to October 1985, when the designers presented their first collection, achieving great success. Since then, Dolce&Gabbana has been on a constant and unstoppable upward trajectory.