Adolfo Domínguez

Adolfo Domínguez
Born
Adolfo Domínguez Fernández

(1950-05-14) 14 May 1950 (age 74)
Alma materUniversity of Santiago de Compostela
OccupationFashion designer
Labels
  • Adolfo Domínguez
  • Linea U
  • Golf
SpouseElena González
Children3; including Tiziana
AwardsNational Design Prize, 2014
Websitewww.adolfodominguez.es

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] As of 2023, the group operates 350 points of sale across 24 countries, with 53% of its network situated outside Spain. For the 2023–24 fiscal year, it reported a revenue of 114 million euros.[3]

Fashion business

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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.[4] Adolfo Dominguez S.A. currently has a network of around 400 branches, 98 of which are outside Spain.[5] Annual turnover around 182 million euros.[6]

Style

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His perfume line is owned by Puig.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Princess Letitzia presents designer Adolfo Domínguez with top honour at first-ever National Fashion Awards". thinkSPAIN. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  2. ^ "Adolfo Domínguez, Spanish fashion designer and businessman". spainisculture.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  3. ^ Región, La (2023-11-09). "Adolfo Domínguez genera por primera vez un beneficio neto". La Región (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ Smith, Paul Julian (2003). Contemporary Spanish culture: TV, fashion, art, and film. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7456-3053-3.
  5. ^ Salvatierra, Javier (2021-01-15). "Adolfo Domínguez multiplica por siete sus pérdidas por el impacto de la pandemia". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  6. ^ "2 Estudios sobre el castellano en el País Vasco", El castellano de Getxo, DE GRUYTER, pp. 16–93, 2015-06-26, doi:10.1515/9783110366518-006, ISBN 978-3-11-037056-0, retrieved 2022-08-18
  7. ^ "Puig, a Spanish fashion empire that started with a lipstick" (in Spanish). Modaes. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
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