DONATELLA’S NEXT STEP?: Could another major designer change shake up the luxury fashion industry in 2025? As reported, Capri Holdings is said to be working with Barclays to sell Versace and Jimmy Choo as it focuses on the Michael Kors turnaround, stirring yet more speculation in and around Milan. Sources say the contract of Donatella … Read more
GOING BIG: Versace has big ambitions. The Italian luxury brand is launching a new ad campaign for its Biggie eyewear, named after the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., that is fronted by Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Sabrina Carpenter and Alexandre Sarr, the French professional basketball player for NBA’s Washington Wizards. “I am thrilled to have Sabrina … Read more
GOOD WORK: Donatella Versace has been recognized for her philanthropic work by The Galileo Foundation, an organization that supports international charitable initiatives by the Catholic Church. Versace and others, including Sharon Stone, received the Prophet of Philanthropy award at Galileo’s second Faith and Philanthropy Summit, which was held at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England on … Read more
“I feel it’s fashion’s responsibility to do a little bit to bring people’s spirits up,” Donatella Versace said during the group preview of her spring 2025 collection about channeling the power of positivity into her clothes. She certainly brought the fashion crowd to a beautiful location — the 15th-century Castello Sforzesco, its tower and turrets … Read more
Ten years after starting Mission magazine from her East Village apartment, Karina Givargisoff celebrated that milestone and helped BOOM at The Standard, High Line kick off Pride 2024 Weekend at a party there Thursday night. Her philanthropic media brand and charity helped attract several hundred fans and followers. Established designers like Francisco Costa, Timo Weiland … Read more
The Elton John AIDS Foundation has unveiled its latest initiative to coincide with Pride Month in June — “Speak Up Sing Out” — a social media movement and rallying cry against LGBTQAI+ discrimination and stigma. In a climate marked by a concerning surge in anti-LGBTQAI+ legislation in the U.S., with 510 such laws introduced in … Read more
MILAN — Donatella Versace was presented the title of Grand Ufficiale dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana in Milan on Friday. One of the country’s highest honors, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic is bestowed by Italy’s president upon people who have excelled in the fields of literature, the arts, the economy, public … Read more
LONDON — Taylor Swift may have skipped the Met Gala, but she’s making up for it with her own fashion moment on the European leg of her “The Eras Tour,” which kicked off in Nanterre, France, on Thursday night. The singer-songwriter wore two custom Atelier Versace designs to open her tour featuring a double-breasted blazer … Read more
Versace should be the Mount Olympus of power babes living in loud luxury with a classical twist. But the fall 2024 collection was so packed with ideas and product — not all entirely rich looking — that the brand message was muddled. Donatella Versace said she was thinking about a rebel with a kind heart, … Read more
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