When she took over after her brother Gianni’s murder, few expected her to last 27 years and become a household name
“When Donatella Versace took over the house of Versace in the aftermath of her brother Gianni’s murder, most observers privately assumed that her reign would be no more than a postscript. The bottle-blond younger sister, with no formal training and a drug addiction that was the fashion industry’s worst kept secret, was seen as a sentimental appointment by a shell-shocked family”.
Fonte: The Guardian
Autore: Jess Cartner-Morley
Link: Donatella Versace defied expectations to become a fashion icon of her own
