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
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.
Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!
I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.
Alexander McQueen... The fashion world has not only lost an icon but we have also lost a very special friend.
I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I'd wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots.
You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can’t expect years and years of it.
I love the strength of white blonde. Some people talk about having disasters while dyeing their hair - in my opinion you can never have a blonde disaster . . . I am always trying the latest products - whatever is new goes on my hair.
I was always crazy even before the drugs,
I think sex is part of life, like eating and breathing.
My main influence is - it's music. It lifts the spirit. I am always listening to music. And sometimes what inspires me is a little sound or some small arrangement. I really do listen to music continuously all day long - very loud, so people can't stand to be around me anymore.
It's good to see the children be creative. It's the pleasure of the future.
When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially in winter, because I don't want to concentrate on myself but on what I'm working on. Because I really, really love clothes, I can start to think too much about myself. It's distracting.