Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana say their most difficult time came in 2005, when they broke up as a couple after 23 years together, but remained partners professionally. Reports the Financial Times:

Say Goodbye: D&G Is Discontinued

Jenna Sauers

9/23/11 1:50pm

Dolce & Gabbana is discontinuing its lower-priced D&G line. The spring collection, just shown in Milan, will be the brand's last. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana say that they have long looked to Chanel, with its one brand, as an example for business. D&G's many licenses, including perfumes and eyewear, will…

Designer Leaks Vogue's June Cover

Jenna Sauers

5/09/11 6:15pm

The Stefano Gabbana half of Dolce & Gabbana was sent an advance copy of American Vogue's June issue — because Penelope Cruz wears a Dolce & Gabbana dress on the cover and in several pages of the accompanying inside spread.

Vogue Editor Can't Be Racist, Says Vogue Editor

Jenna Sauers

12/21/10 11:36am

Carine Roitfeld finally addressed her infamous blackface editorial: "We take risks. Painting Lara Stone in black, for example. We were accused of being racist, which was totally untrue, since I once did an entire issue on a black model." [WWD]

Dolce & Gabbana's Tax Evasion Case Is Getting Serious

Jenna Sauers

11/22/10 11:30am

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have reportedly been indicted on tax evasion charges in Italy. In 2004, the duo transferred their brands to a holding company; they could be found liable for $1 billion worth of taxes and fines. [WWD]

Lanvin For H&M Continues To Look Suspiciously Good

Jenna Sauers

10/21/10 11:30am

Lanvin and H&M have released another campaign image from their forthcoming collaboration, which hits stores November 23. Lanvin's signature hot-pink leopard print is well represented. Could this be the mass-market designer collection that looks most like the real thing? [VogueUK]

Paulina Porizkova Says ANTM Will End A Modeling Career Before It Starts

Jenna Sauers

10/18/10 11:52am

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Paulina Porizkova on America's Next Top Model: "The one guarantee that you will never make it as a model is to go on that show." Which is both honest and interesting, since she used to judge "that show." [NYPost]

Bellucci, Dolce, And Gabbana Take Rome

Jenna Sauers

7/02/10 11:30am

Monica Bellucci, who gave birth just six weeks ago, Domenico Dolce, and Stefano Gabbana shot a La Dolce Vita-themed Martini Gold ad together in Rome. Stefano tweeted the whole thing. [Daily Mail, WWD]

Ellen & Rihanna Rule Advertising; Wintour Gets Lift Down Stairs At Som Show

Jenna Sauers

6/21/10 11:30am

AdAge reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Rihanna are the female celebrities most likely to make consumers stop and pay attention to their ads. The product in top-scorer Ellen's CoverGirl ad was apparently recommended by 30% of readers. [AdAge]

Coco Rocha Speaks Out About Models' Health; Crystal Renn To Walk In London Fashion Week

Jenna Sauers

2/19/10 11:20am

Rocha: "It is unforgivable that an adult should demand that [a] girl unnaturally lose the weight vital to keep her body functioning properly. How can any person justify an aesthetic that reduces a woman or child to an emaciated skeleton?"

Stefano Makes A Splash

Anna Holmes

8/26/09 12:50pm

[Formentera, Italy; August 26. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

Lindsay Gets A Gig; Kylie Creates Men's Scent

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

7/17/09 11:30am

Lindsay Lohan channels Marilyn Monroe on the August cover of Spanish Vogue. [ONTD]

Mango Goes Scarlett; Nude Carla Expected To Fetch Mega Skrill

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

5/27/09 11:30am

Mango has replaced Penelope Cruz with Scarlett Johansson for its fall campaign. [WWD]

DVF, Presidential Ski-Bunny; Pam Anderson's Vivienne Westwood Ads Debut

TatianaTheAnonymousModel

1/26/09 11:40am

Diane von Furstenberg attended the inauguration with her oldest African-American friend, André Leon Talley. She hobnobbed with Oprah and David Axelrod, then dressed up in, um, a ski suit to watch the swearing-in. [Financial Times]