Donatella Versace - 70 years of a legend! 10 facts you definitely didn't know (or expect!)
She is the voice of the era, style icon without a filter and glamor queen with character. Donatella Versace is not just the heiress of a fashion house, she is the one who kept it on stilettos, in the haze of Blonde perfume and in the flashes of cameras. Today she is 70, but she is still as bold, graceful and unstoppable. In honor of the anniversary, here's a look back at the vibrant, strange, unexpected - and very personal - moments in Queen Medusa's life. Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be brilliant.
1. She's Versace herself.
Gianni's muse, the queen of platinum blonde, the living energy of the fashion world. Donatella is when fashion becomes a statement, a life, a story.
2. She doesn't sew. Seriously.
Not a single line. While Gianni was tinkering with the needle, Donatella was learning languages in Florence. But that didn't stop her from becoming the main voice of Medusa Empire.
3. The Jungle dress of J.Lo? Sent by accident.
Yes, the same green outfit that broke Google in 2000, got to Jennifer Lopez by mistake. But Donatella ingeniously solved “the problem of neckline depth” with the help of... scotch tape. Fashion emergency - solved.
4. Her blond is inspired by Patty Pravo.
Since the age of 11, she has been consciously platinum blonde - on Gianni's advice and out of love for the Italian singer. In 1995, she even released a perfume called Blonde in honor of her shiny hair.
5. Never been a model... until Riccardo Tisci said “we should”.
For Givenchy in 2015, she posed in a campaign shot by Mert and Marcus. It was powerful. And symbolic.
6. Donatella + Pope = fact.
And more than one. Francis, John Paul II, Benedict XVI. “Francis is a real revolutionary,” she says. And the Heavenly Bodies exhibition at the MET is her triumph of spiritual fashion.
7. She has a track from Lady Gaga.
“I'm skinny, I'm rich and a little bit of a bitch”.
Lady Gaga dedicated a song to Donatella on the album ARTPOP. They also created the collection for Born This Way together. Girlfriends? Yes. Icons? No doubt about it.
8. She had her downfalls. But there was also Elton John.
In 2004, he helped Donatella get into rehab. Without her knowledge. She came back - stronger, clearer, back on her heels.
9. She has a “ghost” counselor, Audrey Versace.
No, it's a joke. But it sounds like a classy Netflix doc.
10. And yes, she sings.
At James Corden's show, Donatella performed Versace on the Floor by Bruno Mars. Not just fashion - a whole pop culture!
Buon compleanno, Donatella!
You're a woman of fire, style, 90's and 2020's spirit in one body.
And even though age is just a number. You are eternal.
💋 Stay blonde. Stay bold. Stay Donatella.
