Donatella Versace
Donatella Versace
Donatella Francesca Versaceis an Italian fashion designer and current vice president of the Versace Group, as well as its chief designer. She owns a 20% share of the business. During the 1980s, Donatella's brother, Gianni Versace, launched a perfume dedicated to her, Blonde, and gave her her own diffusion label, Versus. Versace took over the label's design after her brother's death...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth2 May 1955
CityReggio Calabria, Italy
CountryItaly
A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.
Plus-sized women shouldnt think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn’t mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.
I believe it is the responsibility and duty of those in high-profile positions to give a voice to people whose voices cannot be heard.
I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I am thought of as a diva because I wear an evening dress and I take care of my look when I go out. I go to parties regarding business, not for fun. And that's why they call me a 'diva.'
I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic.
I don't even know what my natural colour is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables.
When I meet celebrities, I have to know what they are like and only then can I design. The clothes have to fit their personality.
Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion.
Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.
I wake up at about the same time every day. I sleep well and wake without an alarm clock.