Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were sentenced to prison for tax evasion

Domenko Dolce and Stefano Gabbana sentenced to a year and eight months in prison - as an Italian court ruled today. They are accused of failing to pay several hundred million dollars in taxes (it is the sum of about 500 million euros).

Designers themselves were not present at the meeting. The duo has denied the allegations, which are based on the fact that they sold their brands - Dolce & Gabbana and D & G - a shell company registered in Luxembourg in 2004, in order to avoid paying taxes in Italy, which are among the highest in Europe.

prosecutor called for the designers of two and a half years of detention, but the judge decided otherwise.

However, it is assumed that Dolce and Gabbana are unlikely to be behind bars - given the complexity and duration of the appeal process.

Be that as it may, "Gossip" continues to monitor developments.