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Adolfo Domínguez | |
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Born | Adolfo Domínguez Fernández 14 May 1950
A Pobra de Trives,
Galicia, Spain |
Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
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Spouse | Elena González |
Children | 3; including Tiziana |
Awards | National Design Prize, 2014 |
Website |
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Adolfo Domínguez Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ðoˈmiŋɡeθ], 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]
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.[ citation needed] 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. [5]
His perfume line is owned by Puig. [6]
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Adolfo Domínguez | |
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Born | Adolfo Domínguez Fernández 14 May 1950
A Pobra de Trives,
Galicia, Spain |
Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Labels |
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Spouse | Elena González |
Children | 3; including Tiziana |
Awards | National Design Prize, 2014 |
Website |
www |
Adolfo Domínguez Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ðoˈmiŋɡeθ], 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]
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.[ citation needed] 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. [5]
His perfume line is owned by Puig. [6]