Adolfo Domínguez Explained

Adolfo Domínguez
Birth Name:Adolfo Domínguez Fernández
Birth Date:14 May 1950
Birth Place:A Pobra de Trives, Galicia, Spain
Alma Mater:University of Santiago de Compostela
Awards:National Design Prize, 2014
Occupation:Fashion designer
Spouse:Elena González
Children:3; including Tiziana

Adolfo Domínguez Fernández (pronounced as /es/, born on 14 May 1950) is a Spanish fashion designer. In 2014, he won the National Designer Prize.[1] Dominguez studied Philosophy and Arts, specialising in Art at Santiago University.[2]

Fashion business

He took over his father's fashion boutique in Ourense in the early 1970s. He spent the following years developing his own designs, and finally made the big jump with a presentation of his work in Madrid in 1981. He also became the first Spanish designer to open his own brand-name store in Madrid, which grew into a chain with outlets across Spain and abroad. The company went public in 1997.[3] Adolfo Dominguez S.A. currently has a network of around 400 branches, 98 of which are outside Spain.[4] Annual turnover around 182 million euros.

Style

His perfume line is owned by Puig.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Princess Letitzia presents designer Adolfo Domínguez with top honour at first-ever National Fashion Awards . en . thinkSPAIN . 2018-10-06.
  2. Web site: Adolfo Domínguez, Spanish fashion designer and businessman . 2020-03-13 . spainisculture.com.
  3. Book: Smith, Paul Julian . Contemporary Spanish culture: TV, fashion, art, and film . Wiley-Blackwell . 2003 . 978-0-7456-3053-3 . Hoboken, New Jersey . 51.
  4. Web site: Salvatierra . Javier . 2021-01-15 . Adolfo Domínguez multiplica por siete sus pérdidas por el impacto de la pandemia . 2022-08-18 . El País . es.
  5. Web site: Puig, a Spanish fashion empire that started with a lipstick . 2012-04-26 . Modaes . es.