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After forty years Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s creativity and design have become central to the canon of Italian fashion. In October 1985, in the New Talents show at Milan Fashion Week, the world caught its first glimpse of Dolce&Gabbana—and a legend was born. Forty years later, the illustrious designers celebrate this anniversary with a series of spectacular events, including the release of two deluxe volumes showcasing the legacy of their house. The first is dedicated to Steven Meisel, whose advertising campaigns came to define Dolce&Gabbana’s imagery. The preeminent genius of fashion photography contributed forty new pictures to this special edition, which also presents a selection of his most iconic shots for the brand. Through Meisel’s lens, past and present converge, tracing the evolution of Dolce&Gabbana’s design language across decades of innovative style. The second volume, with texts by Luke Leitch, unearths a treasure trove never-before-seen outside the fashion house’s atelier: mood boards for each of the eighty womenswear collections released between 1985 and 2025. Together they form a mosaic that offers an unparalleled overview of Dolce&Gabbana’s inspiration and virtuosic career.

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Domenico Dolce, born in 1958 in Sicily, began collaborating with his father in the family clothing business while studying fashion design. Stefano Gabbana, born in 1962 in Milan, brought his graphic design background to his early work with fashion studios. They became companions in life and business when they founded Dolce&Gabbana. Since their debut collection in October 1985, Dolce&Gabbana has been in constant and unstoppable ascendancy. Steven Meisel is one of the greats of fashion photography and a mainstay of the Italian fashion industry, shooting every Italian Vogue cover for the past twenty years. Luke Leitch is a contributor to Vogue, primarily Vogue Runway and Vogue Business. He lives between London and Milan.

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