Donatella Versace

Italian fashion designer

Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, and the sister of the late Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion brand Versace. She has played a crucial role in the development of the Versace brand and the rise of supermodels in the 1990s.

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About the Donatella Versace

Donatella Francesca Versace (Italian: [dona’tella fran’tSeska ver’sa:tSe]; born 2 May 1955), sometimes simply referred to mononymously as Donatella, 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.

Upon Gianni’s death in 1997, she inherited a portion of the Versace brand and became its creative director. She is currently the brand’s chief creative officer. Along with her brother Gianni, she is widely credited for the supermodel phenomenon of the 1990s by casting editorial models on the runway.

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Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, the founder of the luxury fashion company Versace, and she has worked closely with him on the development of the brand.

Upon Gianni Versace’s death in 1997, Donatella Versace inherited a portion of the Versace brand and became its creative director. She is currently the brand’s chief creative officer.

Donatella Versace is widely credited, along with her brother Gianni, for the supermodel phenomenon of the 1990s by casting editorial models on the runway.

Donatella Versace holds the title of Grand Ufficiale dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, which is a prestigious honor in Italy.

Donatella Francesca Versace is sometimes simply referred to mononymously as Donatella, which is a common practice for well-known public figures.