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Located in the sister property to the former Versace Mansion, the forthcoming Donatella Boutique Hotel & Restaurant wants to be a Mediterranean oasis for its patrons. “When you cross this door, you won’t feel like you’re in Miami Beach,” says Jamil Dib, co-founder and owner of Vida & Estilo Hospitality Group. “We want you to feel like you’re at a b...

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Prada struck a $1.375 billion deal to buy smaller rival Versace from Capri Holdings on Thursday, including its debt, in a move that unites two of the biggest names in Italian fashion. Prada is seeking to expand, having defied a slowdown in luxury demand, while Versace has been operating at a loss in the last few quarters. The merger strengthens Ita...

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Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the Italian luxury fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday. Versace will be replaced by Dario Vitale, who most recently was design director at the Miu Miu brand owne...

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Since taking over as artistic director in 1997, Donatella Versace has been the creative force behind the Versace empire. Under her leadership, the brand has expanded beyond luxury clothing into accessories, home furnishings, and hotels, establishing itself as a global luxury lifestyle brand. Donatella is the definition of a powerful working woman i...

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The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents the screening of the film-documentary “The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive” directed by Salvatore Zannino, to celebrate this extraordinary Italian fashion designer’s life and contributions to beauty in the film, music, and fashion industries. “Gianni Versace’s life was such a compelling story tha...

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His name is tied to a specific time. A time when the original supermodels walked up and down the runways of Italian creativity. Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen have all been muses of his. Beautiful and untouchable, they seemed the sole protagonists of each show but, by bringing the world’s attention...

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The United States is attracting luxury houses more than ever. While Chanel has just flown to Miami, where it showed its 2022/23 cruise collection on Friday, November 4, Versace announced that it will hold a show on March 10 in Los Angeles to unveil its women's and men's fall-winter 2022/23 collection. The event will be held two days before the Osca...

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When one thinks of Versace, one might think of the supermodel-filled runways during founder Gianni Versace’s heyday in the ‘90s. One might think of its current face and creative director of the brand, Gianni’s sister Donatella Versace. Or, sadly, one might picture the caution tape outside Gianni’s Miami mansion when he was murdered in 1997 at 50 ye...

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An international fashion house has opened its first outlet store in New England, which is only its second retail store in the state. Luxury brand Versace has opened at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets. The Italian company is known for “fashion and lifestyle products including haute couture, prêt-à-porter, accessories, jewelry, watches, eyewear,...

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Donatella Versace is still reeling over the death of her brother, Gianni Versace. On July 15, Donatella marked the 25th anniversary of his death, sharing a carousel of throwback photos of Gianni, including a black and white pic of herself with him, on social media. "25 years of missing you, Gianni," she captioned the Instagram post. "Every day, I w...

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