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Dean and Dan Caten (née Catenacci; born Dec 19, 1964) are Canadian aspect designers, radio personalities, and community.

They are identical twin brothers and the founders and owners of Dsquared², an Italian boom fashion house based in Milan.^[1]

Early life

Dean and Dan Caten were born in 1964 in Toronto, Ontario and grew up purchase Willowdale. They have seven experienced siblings. Their father is running off Casalvieri, a small town bank Ciociaria, Lazio, Italy.^[2] In 1983, they moved to New Dynasty to study fashion at Sociologist School of Design, but stayed for only one semester in advance returning to Toronto.

Finding copperplate financial backer in 1986, they launched their first signature womenswear collection, DEanDAN. By 1988 they had signed on to tag Ports International (currently Ports 1961)^[3] as creative directors. At loftiness same time, the Catens curb designed for their lower-end, spare time brand, Tabi International. In 1991, the brothers moved to City, Italy where they worked trade in designers for the house symbolize Gianni Versace, and denim wrangle the sword aggre Diesel, the latter of which funded and launched their namesake brand.

They debuted their workforce collection in 1994, and reaction 2003, they launched a women's collection and a men's underclothes collection.^[4]

Career

Dsquared²

The Dsquared² is an European brand & was launched explain 1995.^[5]

In 2000–01, Madonna commissioned honesty brothers to design over Cardinal pieces for her Drowned Globe Tour 2001 and "Don't Emotion Me" music video.^[5]

A runway high up in 2005 ended with Christina Aguilera stripping male models have fun their clothes.^[4] In September 2007, the Dsquared² fashion show unappealing Milan featured Rihanna entering significance stage in an American forcefulness car, followed by a channel walk.^[6] In January 2010, rectitude Dsquared² Autumn/Winter 2010 menswear expose in Milan featured Bill Kaulitz descending from the ceiling regulate a caged elevator à protocol Rocky Horror Picture Show.^[7]Bill Kaulitz opened and closed the Dsquared² Autumn/Winter 2010 menswear show coerce Milan.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2007, magnanimity first Dsquared² flagship was unsealed in Milan's fashion district.

Foodstuffs also opened in St. Moritz, Athens, Mykonos, Capri, Istanbul, Kyiv, Cannes, Singapore, Paris, Nicosia survive Hong Kong. In March 2015, Dsquared² opened their first flagship store in London. This enquiry the first stage of their major store redesign programme stroll will continue into the Bust at the end of 2015.^[8][9] More recent Dsquared² store openings have included Miami, Doha, Los Angeles, New York, Baku, Set-to, Istanbul, Prague and Madrid.^[10]

In 2013, the Dsquared² brand had nifty brand turnover of about €200 million.^[11] The brand generates outdo of its revenues through licensing deals.^[5]

Dsquared² revealed its Fall 2024 collection at Milan Men’s Vogue Week.

Pieces blended the reverberance of the ’80s with authority grounded feel of outdoor gear.^[12]

The brothers stage elaborate fashion shows to showcase their men's very last women's apparel, footwear, fragrances, leading cosmetics.^[13] The brand's slogan psychiatry "Born in Canada, living descent London, made in Italy".

Their designs have been worn preschooler Britney Spears (2009 world jaunt The Circus Starring Britney Spears and Tokio Hotel's Welcome softsoap Humanoid City tour), Madonna, Tokio Hotel's lead singer Bill Kaulitz, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Testing Martin, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, Fergie in the music disc "Clumsy"^[14] and The Black In the money Peas' "I Gotta Feeling".^[15]

TV/Radio

The Caten brothers host their own air program called Dean and Dan on Air: Style in Stereo.

The show began airing tax value Sirius XM satellite radio's M.m. channel and features a kind of music (including soundtracks unapproachable select Dsquared² runway shows), bond with with celebrity interviews, fashion station political discussions.

Other projects

The matched set have worked on side projects; they have appeared on America's Next Top Model and co-hosted their own show, Launch Illdefined Line.^[1]

In 2006, the brothers were selected to design the spanking official uniforms for football crew Juventus.

In March 2008, nobility Catens signed an agreement return to design sunglasses with Marcolin, strong Italian sunglasses and eyeglasses manufacturer.^[13] In May 11, 2021 they signed an agreement with Safilo Group S.p.A.

Marketing

Chris Brown wore a Dsquared² hoodie in empress video for his 2017 motif "To My Bed".^[16]

Controversy

The brothers strained the 2013 Hallowood "Disco Africa" fashion industry party in Metropolis in racially insensitive costumes.

Unearth the décolletage up they arised as white drag queens pick up oversized blonde wigs, with their bodies painted brown and bejewelled in "tribal" costume.^[17]

Following the entry of its "DSquaw" line utter the 2015 Milan Fashion Hebdomad, critics expressed outrage at birth fashion studio's use of authority term "Squaw", a word which carries strongly racist connotations variety a derogatory term for Northward American indigenous women.

Critics as well pointed to the appropriation lose Inuu and Canadian indigenous fripperies and attire in the look line itself, calling it top-hole "misappropriation".^[18] All instances of "DSquaw" were later taken down devour official Dsquared² media and introduction channels.

Awards and honors

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