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← The Designers

Co-founder and creative director, Dsquared2

Dan Caten

Canadian, born 1964

Dan Caten, born in Toronto, co-founded Dsquared2 with his twin brother Dean in 1995. The pair moved to Italy in the early 1990s and built the label in Milan, where it shows during fashion week. Its collections combine Canadian themes, denim and tailoring, and the brothers share creative direction of menswear and womenswear.

Houses

Co-founder and creative director
Dsquared2
Since 1995 · about 31 years

Their runway, measured

140 looks in 3 shows

Next to every runway we track, Dan Caten's looks are darker, cooler, less tonal and more colour-blocked.

Colours

Black · 1.5× the average36%
Charcoal10%
Navy · 1.8× the average8%
Ivory / cream6%
Grey6%
Beige / camel5%
Silver5%
Denim blue3%

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

Lightness33/100darker · all runways 39/100
Colour saturation11.7about average · all runways 12.6
Neutrals67%about average · all runways 60%
Warm hues55%cooler · all runways 70%
Tonal looks21%less tonal · all runways 33%
Colour-blockingΔE 43more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
Surface texture4.47about average · all runways 5.06
Sheen0.106shinier · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Sporty 11.1×2000s / y2k 10.7×Y2k 10.5×Punk / grunge 9.9×Parka / puffer 7.0×Sportswear / athleisure 6.8×Logo / monogram 6.7×Distressing 6.0×

Silhouettes

Straight / tubular 20%50% less
Oversized 19%32% less
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 10%44% less
Asymmetric 10%35% less
Boxy 9%

Materials

Denim 32%4.0×
Technical / nylon 22%3.1×
Cotton / poplin 21%33% less
Jersey 20%1.3×
Silk / satin 14%39% less

Details

Hardware / studs / chains 59%4.4×
Logo / monogram 51%6.7×
Piping / contrast stitching 23%1.4×
Belts 21%
Padding / sculpted volume 20%1.4×

Patterns

Graphic / logo 11%5.0×
Floral 10%
Colour-block 10%1.7×
Stripes 10%1.4×
Photographic print 4%4.0×

Mood

Edgy 52%3.3×
Playful 51%2.9×
Sporty 27%11.1×
Subversive 18%1.6×
Glamorous 14%

Era references

2000s / y2k 21%10.7×
1990s 7%
1980s 7%
1950s 2%
Victorian 1%55% less

From the AI tags on 145 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections

Dsquared2 Spring/Summer 2027 — Dsquared2Spring/Summer 2027 · Milan · 93 looks

Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2026 — Dsquared2Fall/Winter 2026 · Milan · 52 looks

Dsquared2 Spring/Summer 2025 — Dsquared2Spring/Summer 2025 · Milan · 79 looks