Mayor of Milan criticises Dolce and Gabbana for 'overreacting' to tax evasion sentence Unfortunately this city is limited to sharing itself with fashion and not doing anything more, on the contrary, it often gives the opposite impression considering this kind of coexistence something forced or cumbersome. But the mayor showed no sign of backing down in an interview published in La Repubblica newspaper on Sunday. "Dolce & Gabbana's reaction is unacceptable, it has been completely over the top," he said. Closing your doors because of a sad comment by a councillor. There are many things that are disgusting but I have never seen them close their doors over massacres, wars and injustice. In the full page adverts, published in newspapers including The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, Dolce and Gabbana said: "We are no longer willing to suffer undeservedly from the accusations of the financial police and the tax authority, attacks from public ministers and the media pillory to which we have already been subjected for years." Attached to the statement was a table of the top financial contributors to the city of Milan for 2005, showing Dolce and Gabbana in fourth and fifth place respectively. Dolce and Gabbana said they employed 250 people in their Milan stores and stressed that they had contributed a great deal to the city over the past 30 years and helped to raise its international profile as a fashion capital.