Donatella Versace - Chief Brand Ambassador of Versace

[TuttiFruti]

You know, usually "the end of an era" happens when a designer dies.

How iconic is it when the end of your era comes with you looking awesome and partying to a Lady Gaga popsong that pays you tribute?

That's not iconic, that's an humillation. I mean, you lost your brand because you are not good enough.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

To me, second best exit ever, after Margiela's going on holidays and not coming back 🤭

 

[TuttiFruti]

To me, second best exit ever, after Margiela's going on holidays and not coming back 🤭

You are not comparing Margi-who with the legacy of the legend Gianni Versace, right?

 

[GoldenPetals]

You are not comparing Margi-who with the legacy of the legend Gianni Versace, right?

Are you not aware of Margiela's legacy or something?

 

[Kanzai]

There are tons of exits in the last decades ( i mean from their namesake label ). JPG, Ford, Valentino, Dries, Ann D, Margiela, Lang, Jil, Lacroix,...It's just a matter of personal preferences lol, MY faVOritE Designaaar havee best ESC, fashun would NEVaar be the shame without her/him...

 

[blueorchid]

US Harper's Bazaar October 2002
"A Day in the Life... Donatella Versace" by Kristina Zimbalist
Photographer: Jason Schmidt
Featuring: Donatella Versace




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[blueorchid]

US Harper's Bazaar December 2003
"An Haute-Couture Fantasy"
Photographer: Jean-Paul Goude
Stylist: Jean-François Pinto
Hair: Jimmy Paul, Damien Boissinot
Makeup: Peter Philips, H. Anderson, Maria Olsson
Featuring: Linda Evangelista, Valentino Garavani, Emanuel Ungaro, Donatella Versace, Julien Macdonald, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld







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[TuttiFruti]

Are you not aware of Margiela's legacy or something?

None compared to Gianni Versace. Gianni made fashion mainstream, for the masses.



Grok:

The Margiela brand, now led by Galliano, thrives, but it’s a fraction of Versace’s commercial scale.

So, who has the greater cultural impact? Versace wins on breadth. His bombastic vision infiltrated music, film, and everyday aspiration—his logo is a status symbol from Milan to Miami. Margiela’s impact, while profound, is deeper but narrower, a slow burn that redefined fashion’s intellectual boundaries without fully crossing into popular consciousness.

Versace changed how the world sees fashion; Margiela changed how fashion sees itself. If cultural impact is measured by reach and recognition, Versace’s legacy towers; if by innovation and influence on creators, Margiela holds his own in a quieter, more subversive way.

 

[blueorchid]

Wasn’t @Monsieur Cristobal referring to Donatella, not Gianni? Who mentioned Gianni’s legacy here?? I think their legacies are different, actually.

 

[TuttiFruti]

Wasn’t @Monsieur Cristobal referring to Donatella, not Gianni? Who mentioned Gianni’s legacy here?? I think their legacies are different, actually.

Bringing Margiela into the discussion makes no sense. My original point was that Donatella could never fill Gianni's shoes. It's in no way "iconic" that she was left out of the brand.

 

[blueorchid]

Well, it does make sense if you reread what he posted. You seem to think it was something worth getting upset over? But it’s not. He wasn’t insulting Donatella.

 

[JohannesL]

That's not iconic, that's an humillation. I mean, you lost your brand because you are not good enough.

She didn't lose her brand as she sold it for billions when she had the option to run it like most family-owned Italian brands. It is just a matter of time when she was kicked out in a conglomerate. I cherish those family brands even if they are relatively small-scaled but it is also part of their charm. People forget that the best time of fashion is when designers were passionate about putting more of their hearts in their brands than making billions from their customers.

 

[GoldenPetals]

Grok announced as the new fashion authority!

 

[blueorchid]

US Harper's Bazaar September 2005
"It's All in the Stars"
Photographer: Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion Editor: L'Wren Scott
Hair: Teddy Charles, Pete Lennon
Makeup: Maria Olsson, Angela Gallagher, Kabuki
Featuring: Karl Lagerfeld, Natasa Vojnovic, Solange Wilvert, Donna Karan, Zuzana Macasova, Patrick Priestley, Roberto Cavalli, Vivien Solari, Jeremy Barrois, Tara Stubkoff, Brandi Brechbiel, Owen Steuart, Diane von Furstenberg, Ilona K., Karl Lindman, Narcisco Rodriguez, Adrijana Dejanovic, Eva Herzigova, Anne-Catherine Lacroix, Andres Segura, Tommy Hilfiger, Caroline Winberg, Alex Lundqvist, Donatella Versace, Kim Noorda, Brad Kroenig, Alber Elbaz, Aurelie Detoisien, Emilie Detoisien, Lazaro Hernandez, Jack McCollough, Polina Koulklina, Michael Kors, Marina Perez, Marcus Schenkenberg








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[TuttiFruti]

She didn't lose her brand as she sold it for billions when ....

She sold it, she lose it.

 

[vogue22]

Grok announced as the new fashion authority!

Buddy really wants us to take his fashion opinions seriously while citing Grok as his fashion sources!

 

[TuttiFruti]

Buddy really wants us to take his fashion opinions seriously while citing Grok as his fashion sources!

Well, Grok didn't lie.



source:youtube/vogue

 

[blueorchid]

She sold it, she lose it.

She gave it away, she didn't lose it.

 

[GoldenPetals]

I'm sensing a serious case of IDOLISM.

 

[TuttiFruti]

She gave it away, she didn't lose it.

She was replaced for another designer. That's what I know.