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Donatella Fransisca Versace (Introduction)

She was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy born May 2, 1995. She is currently 65 years old. She is known as an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace which she inherited a portion of upon her brother's death in 1997.

Early life and education

In 1973, she enrolled at the ‘Florence University’ in Italy to pursue languages. She was very close to her brother Gianni who encouraged her to pursue a career in fashion. She was the youngest of four children in her family. In 1979, Donatella moved to Milan to work with Gianni, first as a design assistant and later in the public relations department. She was the only person who could contradict her brother with her constructive criticism.

Work Under Donatella’s guidance, ‘Versace’ moved beyond clothing and expanded its horizon to accessories and home furnishings. The company even operates two hotels, morphing ‘Versace’ into a complete lifestyle brand. On February 2001, she launched her own fragrance ‘Versace Woman’ which harmoniously combines the fragrances of frangipani blossoms, jasmine, bergamot, and eglantine.

Awards

- She mounted her first Haute couture show for the Versace Atelier at Hotel Ritz Paris

- In 2002 Donatella and Gianni’s most known design was being exhibited at the “Victoria and Albert Museum” in London

- In 2007 pop star Prince presented to her with the “Fashion Group International Super Award”

- And Versace was nominated for the “VH1 Do Something With Style Award” for providing art supplies to children in need in 2010

- The designer brand was being honored for its worldwide success

- Donatella then designed a luxurious resort known as “Palazzo Versace” which is located in the Gold Coast, Australia

- In 2008 Donatella partnered up with Christopher Kane to revive “Versus”

- “Glamour” magazine named her “Women of the Year” in 2010

- The same magazine “Glamour” also named Donatella and her brand “Fashion Designer of the Year in 2012 and 2016

- In 2018 She became the first women to be named “Designer of the Year” at the “GQ Men of the Year Awards” in Canada and the UK

References'

Donatella versace: "My brother was the king, and my whole world had crashed around me". (2017, September 14). Retrieved April 30, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/sep/14/interview-donatella-versace-my-brothers-death-made-me-strong

“Donatella Versace Is Part of the BoF 500.” The Business of Fashion, 22 Oct. 2019, www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/donatella-versace. https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/donatella-versace

“Donatella Versace.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 28 Apr. 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/Donatella-Versace. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donatella-Versace

Borrelli-Persson, Laird, et al. “Donatella Versace Fashion, News, Photos and Videos.” Vogue, www.vogue.com/tag/designer/donatella-versace. https://www.vogue.com/tag/designer/donatella-versace

External Links

- https://www.instagram.com/donatella_versace/

- https://www.versace.com/us/en-us/home/