Legal/privacy
November 29, 2010
By Peter Finocchiaro
A Milan court charged designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana last week with more than $1 billion in unpaid taxes, leaving some to wonder what affect the duo’s legal troubles will have on their brand.
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