Since the opening of their studio in 1982, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have combined the cultural sensibilities of their native Sicily and Venice to lead a new generation of Italian design. From Susan Sarandon"s dress at this year"s Oscars to their best selling books, Dolce & Gabbana"s strong, sensual style is the very incarnation of la dolce vita at the end of the century.