“I say to them, show me Versace through your eyes. I like to surround myself with people who have nothing to do with Versace, so that I can see it how they see it.”
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Donatella Versace
Donatella Francesca Versace is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace, with whom she worked closely on the development of the brand and in particular its combining of Italian luxury with pop culture and celebrity.
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business · Italian fashion luxury designer (born 1955) · designer · businessperson · fashion designer · also Donatella Versace, Donatella Francesca Versace, Versace
Born 2 May 1955 · Q229437
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A Roma vestono benissimo. A Milano più borghesemente. Ma la città più all'avanguardia... è Napoli. La gioventù underground napoletana può essere paragonata benissimo a una città come Londra.
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2026· 5 entries
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People: Donatella Versace's 2 Kids: All About Her Daughter Allegra and Son Daniel
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Donatella made a cameo appearance in The Devil Wears Prada 2, starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt
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2025· 5 entries
Business Insider: Donatella Versace is stepping down as creative director of Versace. Here's what we know about her successor, Dario Vitale.
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The Cheat Sheet: Donatella Versace’s Net Worth in 2025
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Yahoo: Donatella Versace Steps Back from Helm of Versace, Marking the End of an Era for Fashion House
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After almost 28 years as CEO of the Versace brand, she announced her departure, a position she will hold until the summer when Dario Vitale, the former design and image director of Italian brand Miu Miu will take over
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The Hollywood Reporter: Donatella Versace’s Future at Fashion Brand Uncertain Amid Contract End
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2024· 2 entries
Page Six: Fans call out ‘unrecognizable’ Donatella Versace for heavily editing her photos: ‘New face, who this?’
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The Daily Dot: The ‘donatella VERSACE ’ purple heart meme returns
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2023· 2 entries
NBC News: Donatella Versace speaks out against Italy's anti-LGBTQ policies
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Versace designed a strapless safety pin dress with white tweed, pearl accents and camellia flower details which was worn by Anne Hathaway at the Met Gala
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2022· 2 entries
Versace took part in an onstage skit alongside musicians Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
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Donatella's team assisted with making Cardi B's shiny gold chain outfit for the Met Gala
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2019· 1 entry
Lopez wore the dress for the first time since 2001 for the Versace Milan Fashion Show
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2015· 1 entry
Appeared in the AW15 ad campaign of its direct competitor Givenchy
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1997· 2 entries
Inherited a portion of the Versace brand and became its creative director
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Includes a dedication to Gianni from Donatella and Santo which reads "This book is a tribute to a great artist himself, to someone who lived with an incredible love for art, to a very special person who was always fascin
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1995· 3 entries
“A Roma vestono benissimo. A Milano più borghesemente. Ma la città più all'avanguardia... è Napoli. La gioventù underground napoletana può essere paragonata benissimo a una città come Londra.”
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“La ricchezza è uno splendido biglietto per la libertà.”
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“Gli uomini intelligenti non si vergognano di tirar fuori la loro parte femminile.”
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1989· 1 entry
Gianni dedicated the new Blonde perfume to Donatella, and entrusted the Versus diffusion line to her – gifting her a yellow diamond ring to mark the occasion
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1982· 1 entry
Gianni sent Donatella to an auction where she placed the winning bid on the palazzo at Via Gesù 12 in Milan which would become the Versace headquarters and showroom
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1977· 1 entry
On a three-week tour in search of press and overseas buyers in anticipation of starting the Versace brand
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1976· 1 entry
Donatella and Santo joined their brother Gianni in Milan
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-05-02.
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