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Zendaya, John Legend and Donatella Versace lead the way at Green Carpet Fashion Awards

The Green Carpet Fashion Awards (GCFA) took place last night, bringing together a slew of industry leaders, activists and Indigenous representatives to honour and recognise those who are “creating collective transformation and showcase the need for an intersectional approach to achieve change”. Among the co-chairs for this year were Cate...

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Versace unveils collaboration with Dua Lipa in Cannes

Italian fashion house Versace took over Cannes to present its cruise 2023 collection co-designed with singer Dua Lipa featuring heritage butterfly prints, pastel hues and house codes from the ‘90s. The high summer collection entitled ‘La Vacanza’ showcased Donatella Versace’s and Dua Lipa’s shared vision of an elegant Italian vacation,...

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Dua Lipa and Donatella Versace co-design collection debuting in Cannes

Riding on the success of fashion-celebrity collaborations, Donatella Versace is stepping up the game revealing that she has co-created a collection with Grammy-award winning star Dua Lipa. Dubbed ‘La Vacanza’, the womenswear collection will debut on May 23 during a show in Cannes, France, and will be immediately available for purchase both...

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CFDA and Versace to launch LGBTQ+ scholarship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is launching a new programme focused on LGBTQ+ youth and education with Italian fashion house Versace. The initiative will launch with a Master Class event featuring Donatella Versace in a “fireside chat” with the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s chief marketing and communications officer Phillip...

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Kim Jones and Donatella Versace swap roles

The surprise catwalk show and previously unofficial event announced last minute at MFW turned out to be a swapping of roles between Versace and Fendi’s creatives and long-time friends, Donatella Versace and Kim Jones. The intimate experience Versace alluded to on its Instagram was a starry discoball lit runway come to light and life the moment...

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What we know of the Versace x Fendi collaboration so far

When Fendi showed on the first day of Milan Fashion Week there was little to suggest the Rome-based luxury house would later be involved in a second show – one that involved a collaboration with another Italian luxury brand, namely Versace. Rumours have been circulating since Donatella Versace sent a save-the-date for a special event on Sunday,...

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Face to face with Donatella Versace

Net-A-Porter's "Face to Face" series allows fashion celebrities to interview themselves. A rare occasion for them I'm sure. On this edition, Donatella Versce asks herself some revealing questions that fans and fellow fashionistas want to know. The formidable Italian designer reflects on success, sustainability, and why she became blonde. Source:...

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Donatella talks American politics, her brother, and the 'JLo Dress' from the SS20 collection

During her 2019 Forces of Fashion Conference talk, Donatella Versace touches on everything from the revival of Jennifer Lopez's iconic Versace dress, her thoughts on the current state of American politics, and the pressure of living up to her brother's legacy. Source: Vogue, YouTube.

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Video: Donatella Versace speakes at Stonewall Day

“I did not care who my brother loved. I cared only for his well-being and for his happiness. If a little girl from the South of Italy could understand that, then surely we can all try and be more understanding of each other, kinder to each other and embrace everyone who is different from us. I’m here to lend my voice to all those who aren’t...

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Fashion mourns death of the Kaiser Karl Lagerfeld

The fashion world has been plunged into mourning by the death of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld, the rapier-witted dandy who ruled over the industry for half a century. Chanel, the iconic French fashion house he led for nearly four decades, on Tuesday confirmed his passing, prompting an unprecedented outpouring of emotion from designers and...

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Donatella Versace hits back at critics

London - Following Michael Kors Holding’s announcement that it was acquiring Italian fashion house Versace, Donatella Versace has been receiving criticism across social media, about how the designer label could still be Italian as well as how she could still be heading up the creative direction of the brand, and the fashion designer has hit...

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Donatella says no Italian companies were interested in buying Versace

After announcing the sale of Versace to Michael Kors Holdings Limited, Donatella Versace was inquired by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera about the decision to sell the company to an American business, rather than a fellow Italian one. Matteo Salvini, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, reacted to the news by saying he’s “fed up” of seeing...