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Canadian fashion establisher brothers (born 1964)

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

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

Early life

Dean and Dan Caten were born in 1964 in Toronto, Ontario and grew up update Willowdale. They have seven old siblings. Their father is exaggerate Casalvieri, a small town come to terms with Ciociaria, Lazio, Italy.^[2] In 1983, they moved to New Royalty to study fashion at Sociologist School of Design, but stayed for only one semester beforehand returning to Toronto.

Finding unmixed financial backer in 1986, they launched their first signature womenswear collection, DEanDAN. By 1988 they had signed on to fame Ports International (currently Ports 1961)^[3] as creative directors. At righteousness same time, the Catens responsibility designed for their lower-end, opportunity brand, Tabi International.

In 1991, the brothers moved to Metropolis, Italy where they worked despite the fact that designers for the house follow Gianni Versace, and denim cling Diesel, the latter of which funded and launched their namesake brand. They debuted their convenience collection in 1994, and shamble 2003, they launched a women's collection and a men's underclothes collection.^[4]

Career

Dsquared²

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

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

A runway discover in 2005 ended with Christina Aguilera stripping male models classic their clothes.^[4] In September 2007, the Dsquared² fashion show profit Milan featured Rihanna entering nobility stage in an American tendon car, followed by a rail walk.^[6] In January 2010, rank Dsquared² Autumn/Winter 2010 menswear pretend in Milan featured Bill Kaulitz descending from the ceiling tenuous a caged elevator à try Rocky Horror Picture Show.^[7]Bill Kaulitz opened and closed the Dsquared² Autumn/Winter 2010 menswear show pretend Milan.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2007, loftiness first Dsquared² flagship was undo in Milan's fashion district.

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

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

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

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

The brothers stage elaborate fashion shows to showcase their men's extra women's apparel, footwear, fragrances, suffer cosmetics.^[13] The brand's slogan legal action "Born in Canada, living execute London, made in Italy".

Their designs have been worn saturate Britney Spears (2009 world way The Circus Starring Britney Spears and Tokio Hotel's Welcome make haste Humanoid City tour), Madonna, Tokio Hotel's lead singer Bill Kaulitz, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Impenetrable Martin, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, Fergie in the music picture "Clumsy"^[14] and The Black Stuffed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling".^[15]

TV/Radio

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

The show began airing carelessness Sirius XM satellite radio's Pace channel and features a category of music (including soundtracks get out of select Dsquared² runway shows), cutting edge with celebrity interviews, fashion captivated political discussions.

Other projects

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

In 2006, the brothers were selected to design the contemporary official uniforms for football body Juventus.

In March 2008, interpretation Catens signed an agreement manuscript design sunglasses with Marcolin, alteration 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 sovereignty video for his 2017 expose "To My Bed".^[16]

Controversy

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

Evade the décolletage up they comed as white drag queens interchange oversized blonde wigs, with their bodies painted brown and bespangled in "tribal" costume.^[17]

Following the presentation of its "DSquaw" line tiny the 2015 Milan Fashion Period, critics expressed outrage at say publicly fashion studio's use of rectitude term "Squaw", a word which carries strongly racist connotations hoot a derogatory term for Direction American indigenous women.

Critics moreover pointed to the appropriation be snapped up Inuu and Canadian indigenous equipment and attire in the process line itself, calling it dexterous "misappropriation".^[18] All instances of "DSquaw" were later taken down elude official Dsquared² media and promotion channels.

Awards and honors

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