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Quote of the Day: Donatella Versace on Sibling Projects

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Fashion Designers, Models

Donatella Versace started modeling for her brother at 11

“When I was about 10 or 11, Gianni started to play with me being his model. He’d try clothes on me and ask, ‘What do you think?’ He was pushing me to do my hair lighter—to bleach it. So I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I’d wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots. I looked almost as I do now, the only difference being that I was 11. I was a very mature little girl because I was always with Gianni.”

- Iconic designer Donatella Versace on her early fashion experience.

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Versace Leaves Designing to Kids

Donatella and kids

In very strange but charitable fashion news, Versace’s latest handbag collection has been designed by children.

Iconic fashion designer Donatella Versace has teamed up with a group of youngsters to create a charitable new accessories range and allow her to help those less privileged.

“When you are successful in your life, you want to give back,” Donatella said.

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Quote of the Day: Donatella Versace on Celebrities

Donatella Versace on cover of Out

“Celebrities—the cult—they don’t exist before Versace. This kind of thing to go and dress a rock band—nobody did that before Gianni did.”

- Donatella Versace tells Out magazine about who founded celebrities. Puh-lease.

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Read More | WWD via Coco Perez


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