| Italy. Part of the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house renowned for their outrageous clothing and saucy advertisements; once denounced as ‘the pornographers of fashion’ but are now famous for their blatantly provocative clothes. Established by Domenico Dolce who was born on 13th August 1958 in Palermo, Sicily, and Stefano Gabbana who was born on 14th November 1959 in Milan but has embraced his partner’s obsession for the southern Mediterranean culture. They linked up in 1982 and opened a design studio; launched signature fragrance in 1992 | ||||||
| Dolce & Gabbana Parfum | Dolce & Gabbana | 1992 |
Created by IFF; a soft rich floral pdt with top notes of pettitgrain, mandarin, orange, neroli, basil, ivy and freesia, heart notes of rose, orange flower, jasmine, carnation, lily of the valley and coriander on base notes of sandalwood, cedar, tonka bean and moss. The simple elegant squared clear bottle by Dolce & Gabbana has a red stopper. The advertisements of a scantily clad young woman sitting astride a chopping block were overtly sexual, with a hint of violence produced by the knife the model is holding | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana Parfum | Dolce & Gabbana | 1992 |
As above but as an edt | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme | Dolce & Gabbana | 1994 |
In association with Euroitalia; a classical aromatic fougère edt with notes of bergamot, orange, lemon, neroli, lavender, sage, tarragon, cardamom, and pepper on base notes of sandalwood, cedar, orris, tonka bean and moss. Bottle designed in-house. | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana pour Homme | Dolce & Gabbana | 1994 |
As above but as an after shave | |||
| By Dolce & Gabbana for Men | Dolce & Gabbana | 1997 |
An edt, presented in a cylindrical chrome zebra shin printed bottle with the name banded round the centre, which is sculptured to fit together with the feminine fragrance | |||
| By Dolce & Gabbana for Women | Dolce & Gabbana | 1997 |
Created by IFF; an edp with top notes of clementine, bergamot, lily of the valley, cyclamen and violet, heart notes of ginger lily, tiger lily and pittosporum on base notes of cedar, vanilla orchid, coffee, vanilla, sandalwood and musk. Presented in a cylindrical chrome leopard shin printed bottle with the name banded round the centre, which is bottle is sculptured to fit together with the masculine fragrance | |||
| By Man | Dolce & Gabbana | 1997 |
A crisp woody oriental edt with top notes of nutmeg leaves and pepper, heart notes of lavender and jacaranda on base notes of sandalwood, amber and leather | |||
| By Woman | Dolce & Gabbana | 1997 |
A classical fresh woody oriental fragrance with top notes of tangerine and cyclamen, heart notes of violet and lily of the valley on base notes of vanilla, sandalwood, cedar and Brazilian coffee | |||
| D&G Feminine | Dolce & Gabbana | 1999 |
March; in association with Euroitalia; created by Nathalie Lorson of IFF; a floral citric fragrance with top notes of tangerine and yuzu, heart notes of Nenuphar living flower, white cyclamen, pear, ozone living flower, yellow mimosa, blue wisteria and lily petal on base notes of heliotrope, musk, vanilla, sandalwood and Kashmir musk. Presented in a clean-lined cylindrical bottle with a steel cap | |||
| D&G Masculine | Dolce & Gabbana | 1999 |
March; in association with Euroitalia; created by Max Gavarya; rich citrus edt with notes of kumquat, bergamot, lemon tree leaves, pettitgrain, thyme, basil, peppermint leaves, rosemary, ozone living flower, helional, fog wood, teak wood, vetiver, Tonka bean, vanilla and musk. The advertisement for both this and its counter part emphasized the youthful unisex nature of the scents by displaying a swirl of young naked men and women | |||
| D&G Masculine | Dolce & Gabbana | 1999 |
As above but as an after shave | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana Feminine | Dolce & Gabbana | 2000 |
Alternatively 'D&G Feminine'; an edt with top notes of water lily and tangerine, heart notes of green pear, white cyclamen, wisteria and white lily on base notes of vanilla and sandalwood | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue | Dolce & Gabbana | 2001 |
August; a fruity floral edt with top notes of Sicilian citron and Granny Smith, heart notes of bluebells, jasmine sambac and white rose on base notes of bamboo, amber, cedar wood and musk | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana Masculine | Dolce & Gabbana | 2001 |
Alternatively 'D&G Masculine' an edt with top notes of kumquat and lemon leaves on heart notes rosemary, basil, thyme and mint on base notes of fig wood, teak and musk | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana Masculine | Dolce & Gabbana | 2001 |
As above but as an after shave | |||
| Sicily | Dolce & Gabbana | 2003 |
August: under the slogan ‘the feel of passion’; an edp | |||
| Dolce & Gabbana Donna | Dolce & Gabbana | An edt | ||||
| Dolce & Gabbana Uomo | Dolce & Gabbana | An edt | ||||
| Dolce & Gabbana Uomo | Dolce & Gabbana | An after shave | ||||
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Perfume Intelligence - The Encyclopaedia of Perfume Where you are: Perfume Houses Vol. D: Dolce & Gabbana Parfum
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