The duo met while working as assistants in an atelier in Milan. Sharing a passion of the baroque, they first united as a design team in 1985 when the organisers of the Milano Collezioni invited them to take part in a fashion show to launch ‘New Talents’. The following year, they presented their first independent women's ready-to-wear show which proved incredibly successful and the official design partnership and friendship was established. Since then, they have designed an array of womenswear collections, menswear collections, signature fragrances, cosmetics, accessories and eyewear including the range of D&G sunglasses, and have brand stores all around the world.

The D&G brand is heavily inspired by the eclectic theme of thrift shop style Bohemia and the deep toned animal prints that have often being featured on D&G creations have been described by fashion experts in the industry as ‘haute hippydom’. The duo maintain a passion for Italy's prestigious film history and therefore, when they design, they want the garments, accessories or overall look to convey a story and possess meaning as opposed to being designed for the sake of it. D&G firmly believe that they should be creating only the finest quality and most flattering clothes that refrain from simply relying on current trends. The duo even admitted that they wouldn't mind if their only contribution to fashion history was a black bra if it was a great fitting and flattering one!

D&G has also become so popular and highly regarded in the fashion industry due to its range of signature styles that make each piece instantly recognisable to the D&G brand. These styles include the concept of underwear-as-outerwear; corsets and bra fastenings for example worn over shirts or blouses, which is a trend that regularly circulates throughout the seasons with many High Street brands emulating this D&G look. Pinstripe suits, elaborately printed and embroidered coats and the use of dramatic black with a hint of elegant gothic appeal are all typical design traits of D&G. The brand likes to make any female feel that with the use of well designed clothing, they can be as glamorous as they have ever desired. Some of their simple suits or tailored shirts for example are classic and demure, but designed to reveal a hint of sexiness which is achieved in the specific cut of the garment.

The collections are always at the forefront of fashion, not only due to the designs but also because of the elaborate and bold advertising campaigns that are renowned for making women look incredibly powerful, feminine, confident and sexy. Some of the advertising campaigns are also known for their rather risqué content and certainly grab the attention of the audience but in a creative manner that is also reflective of the overall theme and essence of the brand.

Despite their immense success, Dolce & Gabbana are a great deal younger than the founders of some of their competitors including notorious Italian fashion houses such as Versace and Armani and the duo modestly claim that luck has played its part in their success. By 1997, their company reported a turnover of £400 million, and both designers stated that at 40 years old they would retire. Luckily their passion for fashion and design has failed to subside and they are very much still ‘at work’!

D&G recognises that sunglasses are an indispensable fashion accessory and can be worn to add a polished finish to your style throughout the entire year in addition to of course, serving a highly functional purpose of protecting the eyes. D&G sunglasses are designed to represent your personality and style and can transform the look of any outfit to inject a chic and high-fashion but unique edge. With styles for men and women in addition to unisex designs that look equally great on both sexes, D&G sunglasses are effortlessly stylish and make for the perfect year round accessory.

D&G is renowned for its bold and daring attitude towards fashion and therefore the collection of D&G sunglasses in general, are designed to make a style statement. With an array of designs ranging from oversized frames to sporty visors and aviators to heavily retro inspired styles, D&G sunglasses are sleek, sophisticated and completely convey the essence of the eclectic inspiration that the brand is famous for incorporating into its collections.

Colour and patterns are strong aesthetic features on D&G sunglasses and some of the tones used include red, blue, dark yellow, white, brown and beige in addition to brown and bronze tortoiseshell patterns. D&G sunglasses are also renowned for creatively combining a range of colours whereby the arm or interior is a different tone to the main section of the frame. Some D&G sunglasses also boast a transparent finish.

Experimentation with shape is a visual feature that D&G likes to experiment with which can be found in the form of wave style arms and interestingly or uniquely shaped frames that add a strong hint of D&G’s creative approach to fashion and the objective to make every product tell a story. The D&G logo is often featured on the arm or hinge; sometimes elaborately embellished in diamante stones for an extra glamorous finish or subtly presented for a more understated look or if the overall style features bold colour whereby an extravagant logo would detract from the effect.

D&G sunglasses provide a great example of the classic and tailored approach that the brand favours but with those extra vibrant twists that make the label instantly recognisable. D&G sunglasses are superbly designed, are highly wearable and versatile but creatively inject the unique D&G touch in the form of shape and colour that has made them a popular accessory favourite as worn by numerous style icons and celebrities. With a timelessly fashionable quality, a pair of D&G sunglasses will be your ultimate go-to accessory for many years to come.