Dolce & Gabbana To Cut Younger D&G Brand

D&G's showing at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday brought out some beautifully stitched silk foulards, but it also brought some disappointing news. Designers and company owners Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana announced that their D&G brand would soon be no more, but would instead be re-absorbed into Dolce & Gabbana.

The designers kept a positive note about the news. "For the upcoming seasons, D&G will become part of Dolce & Gabbana, giving even more strength and energy to our collections," they said in a statement. "To us, it's like going back to when we began our adventure: full of ideas."

Launched in 1994 as an offshoot of the Dolce & Gabbana luxury clothing brand, D&G catered to a younger, edgier crowd than the elite red carpet-walkers who needed evening gowns.