Word: donatella
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...change and that is not always so easy to make, to change patterns like we did here," said Weinberg, referring to the choice of Facchinetti over a designer with more name recognition. Meanwhile, a familiar name was remaking herself. "This is a season of change," echoed Donatella Versace, looking svelte and relaxed after a summer of much personal change, as she prepared her collection in the family's Via Gesù headquarters a day before the show. "No celebrities, no more big parties, just pretty clothes." Her front row was devoid of the usual A-listers and her clothes - fluttery...
...Questions Donatella Versace...
...entertains Hollywood royalty and runs her late brother's namesake empire, Gianni Versace SpA, all while rearing two kids and designing 10 collections a year. Although she does it with inimitable flair (and heaps of diamonds), Donatella Versace admits she has had to work hard to gain respect. Lately, the company has experienced some financial difficulty, but severe cost cutting and a licensing deal with eyewear giant Luxottica SpA promise to boost revenue. Here Donatella talks to TIME's Kate Betts about fashion divas, other designers and Madeleine Albright...
...Dior show with 1950s-style gold gowns and Nefertiti headdresses piled high with crystals, pearls and gold-plated glamour, the stylists were thrilled by the sight of model Liya Kebede in a slick silver dress at Chanel (for Nicole, perhaps?). And they scribbled furiously as a Stepford-style Donatella look-alike in crystal-encrusted satin came down the catwalk at Versace (undoubtedly...
...overreaching in the '90s. Prada, which acquired Jil Sander and Helmut Lang back then, has been struggling with the resultant $743.6 million debt. And LVMH is reportedly looking to sell the Donna Karan company. Then there are retreating industry stars like Calvin Klein, who retired last summer, and Donatella Versace, who in an attempt to curb financial woes is closing stores and cutting budgets...