Italian fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have insisted they 'respect all the world ' after their controversial remarks on fertility treatments infuriated Sir Elton John . The pop star called for a boycott of the famous brand after designer Domenico Dolce criticised in-vitro fertilization ( IVF ) , which sparked outrage on social media . But Dolce has now insisted his views were private , personal beliefs that were based on his sense of a traditional Sicilian family . Scroll down for video . Controversy : Designer Domenico Dolce ( right ) has defended his controversial remarks and said he 'respects all the world ' . He is pictured with business partner Stefano Gabbana ( left ) Boycott : Sir Elton John ( pictured with his husband David Furnish and their children ) , spoke out against Dolce and Gabbana and claimed that he will never wear any of their clothes ever again after their comments . In an interview with CNN , Dolce insisted he did not judge people who chose the procedure , and said : ' I believe in the traditional family . 'It is impossible to change my culture for something different . It 's me ... I respect all the world , all the culture . ' The fashion designer had previously said : 'You are born and you have a father and mother . At least it should be like that . That 's why I 'm not convinced by what I call chemical children , synthetic babies . ' That sparked a furious reaction from John , who has two children with husband David Furnish through IVF , who fired back : 'How dare you refer to my beautiful children as `` synthetic '' . 'Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times , just like your fashions . I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again . # BoycottDolceGabbana . ' His outburst prompted a mass social media campaign , as 66,000 people joined his call to stop buying clothes from the luxury brand . But Dolce said he would not be not boycotting the artist and added : ' I love the music of Elton John . ' He said he believed they could end the dispute and added : 'Every people resolve everything by talk ... we start to talk , the problem is resolved . 'Every people [ has ] freedom for choosing what they want . This for me is democracy . I respect you because you choose what you want . ' I respect me because I choose what I want . This just my point of private view . ' Interview : Dolce made his inflammatory remarks in an interview with Italian magazine Panorama earlier this month . The fashion designer also said they respected how people chose to live their lives , including the use of IVF , and said others should also respect differences in opinion . Gabbana insisted the duo were not telling anyone how to live their lives and added : 'We love gay couple . We are gay . We love gay couple . We love gay adoption . We love everything . It 's just an express of my private point of view . ' And when he was if he supported having children through the in-vitro procedure , he responded : 'Yeah , I do n't have anything bad , because the beauty of the world is freedom . ' However , Gabbana admitted they could have expressed themselves using better language to the Italian magazine that printed the interview , but said they were shocked by the social media backlash . He added : 'Boycott Dolce & Gabbana for what ? They do n't think like you ? This is correct ? This is not correct . We are in 2015 . This is like medieval . It 's not correct . ' Furious : Sir Elton posted a photo of design duo Dolce & Gabbana on his Instagram page and responded to their comments in a strongly-worded attack . Following John 's outburst , several Hollywood celebrities tweeted their support including Ricky Martin , former tennis player Martina Navratilova and creator of TV show 'Glee , ' Ryan Murphy . Victoria Beckham , a former Dolce and Gabbana ambassador who is now close friends with Sir Elton , led the outpouring of support with the message : `` Sending love to Elton David Zachary Elijah & all the beautiful IVF babies x vb . ' Gabbana had fired back on social media , calling for a counter-boycott of John and defending the 'freedom to speak . '
Domenico Dolce described IVF babies as 'chemical children ' and 'synthetic ' Says he does not judge and adds : ' I respect all the world , all the culture ' Sir Elton John called for boycott of Dolce & Gabbana in wake of comments . But Dolce insists he has no hard feelings towards iconic pop star .