No jail time, just lots of lawyers. They did it in a legal way, sold the company to Luxembourg-based Gado Srl. to override Italy's corporate taxes.
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An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion design duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the tax authorities.
The designers, who are nearly as famous as the stars they dress, were not present and have denied the charges. Given the complexity and length of the appeals process, they are unlikely to spend any time in jail.
A company spokesman could not be reached for immediate comment.
The success of Dolce and Gabbana's sexy corset dresses and sharply-tailored suits favoured by celebrities like Kylie Minogue, Kate Moss and Bryan Ferry have earned them a glamorous lifestyle.
Maybe a little jail time will give them some new inspiration so they can stop making the same dumb f***ing collection over and over.
I was thinking the same thing. They've been recreating the SS10 collection for years now with different prints or textures. It was cute the first time but it's boring now. Maybe they'll do a collection inspired by prison stripes next.
