Donatella Versace steps down as design chief as sale talk swirls

Nobody believed in her when she inherited the fashion company after the death of her brother Gianni but, now that after 27 years she is leaving, everyone agrees

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.

Versace's creative director bids farewell after nearly 30 years. Donatella Versace welcomes her successor.

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…