{"id":8073,"date":"2011-03-22T03:03:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T03:03:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-03-22T03:03:59","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T03:03:59","slug":"D-G-On-the-Lookout-for-Chinese-Designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8073","title":{"rendered":"D&G: On the Lookout for Chinese Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian luxury designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have their eyes on China\u2019s emerging designers. At China\u2019s Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing on Monday afternoon, the Italian duo, who run their own famed fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, stood in front of a crowd of aspiring designers who wanted to know what it takes to build a brand like D&G, which has swelled globally over the past decade, creating a fashion empire with sales of nearly $1.5 billion last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFashion has to be your love,\u201d said Mr. Dolce. \u201cLook at me, I am a fashion priest\u2013no boyfriend, no husband, no family, only fashion,\u201d he said. On-looking students, an estimated 300 or so, listened attentively, scribbled notes, and then bombarded the pair with questions. A few examples: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you collaborate with other retailers like Zara and H&M?\u201d; \u201cWhat do you think of China\u2019s designers?\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the pair\u2019s desire to do more business in the China, they\u2019re also looking for talent to feed into a new project they\u2019ve taken on to give up-and-coming designers more opportunities. In September of last year, the company opened Spiga2, a Milan-based store that features and sells the work of emerging international designers, including Lu Kun, a Shanghai-native whose career began to take off after winning the Shanghai Fashion Federation\u2019s award for best young designer in 2004.<\/strong><\/p>\n

D&G WOMAN FASHION SHOW SUMMER 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n