US EditionDonatella Versace steps down as design chief as sale talk swirls
- Donatella Versace has announced her departure as Creative Director of Versace after 28 years, now taking on the role of Chief Brand Ambassador, emphasizing her ongoing support for the brand.
- Dario Vitale will replace her as Creative Director, effective April 1, bringing experience from Miu Miu.
- CEO Emmanuel Gintzburger recognized Versace's impact, stating, 'Versace is what it is today because of Donatella Versace and the passion she has brought to her role every day for nearly thirty years.'
- The leadership change comes amid speculation of a potential sale of Versace as Capri Holdings seeks to rejuvenate the brand and expand its audience base.
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They will regret it: the Italian fashion icon was ousted from her own fashion house: EADaily
EADaily, March 18th, 2025. Italian designer and fashion designer Donatella Versace is being ousted from her own Versace fashion house, which she has actually headed for the past 30 years. This is reported by the Page Six portal with reference to a source in the industry.
Donatella Versace ousted as creative director amid alleged plans to sell brand to Prada
Donatella Versace has stepped down from her position as Chief Creative Officer of Versace following growing tensions with the company’s CEO, John D. Idol. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Versace (@versace) Sources tell Page Six that the luxury brand’s management, under Capri Holdings, is looking to sell the iconic fashion house to Prada, with Donatella allegedly becoming a scapegoat amid plummeting sale…
Donatella Versace: A Strategic Exit From the Family Fashion House
Versace embraces a transformative moment with the departure of Donatella Versace as creative director and the arrival of visionary designer Dario Vitale. Formerly the design and image director at Miu Miu, Dario Vitale steps into the role of chief creative officer, succeeding the legendary Donatella Versace. Donatella Versace: A Strategic Exit From the Family Fashion House.
Donatella Versace banned from using family name, used as a 'scapegoat' and ousted as chief creative officer of Versace
Donatella Versace has spent decades turning fabric into fantasy and the red carpet into her personal runway. She’s the woman who made Jennifer Lopez’s jungle dress at the 2000 Grammys so iconic that Google Images had to be invented to keep up with the demand for it. And now? She’s allegedly being pushed out of the very empire that she herself kept alive when the world was ready to write it off. Donatella held Versace together after her brother’s…
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