Rank #1957
Domenico Dolce
Net worth $2.1B
Luxury goods · Italy
- Born
- Aug 13, 1958
- Age
- 67
- Source
- Luxury goods
- Residence
- Milan
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Marital status
- Single
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Domenico Dolce is the Sicilian half of fashion power-duo Dolce & Gabbana.
- Dolce founded the company in 1985 with Stefano Gabbana, whom he had met in a Milan night club.
- The next year Dolce & Gabbana, known for its extravagant style and animal print designs, made its runway debut at the Milan Fashion Week.
- Their big break came in 1993 when Madonna chose Dolce & Gabbana to design the costumes for her Girlie tour.
- The two still design for the company together and share ownership despite their personal relationship ending in 2003.
- Despite being based in Milan, the company's first boutique opened in Japan in 1989.
- The two founders put their intricately designed seafront villa on the Sicilian island of Stromboli up for sale in 2019.