'The DRESS is a Powerful Weapon For a Woman' ~ Donatella Versace

Donatella hides her pain inside her office, so she can be strong in the studio for her employees and the rest of the world. Since the death of her beloved brother, Gianni Versace, from a gunshot wound in 1997, she became the head of design for the Versace brand and put on a brave face for the world, being haunted by the memory of his beautiful face, drawn in sketches on the wall beside her desk drawn by Karl Lagerfeld.

She exudes glamour in her clothes, hair perfume and accessories, and likes to make women powerful. The short black belted dress with high black boots is designed to make their exterior appear strong to withstand whatever they are going through on their fragile insides.

She understands that clothes can change the way you feel on the inside, can make you feel more powerful than you are.

They shield you from a sometimes cruel world.

She says a dress is a weapon for a woman to get what she wants in the world.

She treats her dressmakers like family, exactly as her mother Francesca, the dressmaker did.

She follows the same Italian family recipe in her business.

She pours hard work into her job, and knows that women have to work harder than men to gain credibility. Her clothing designs tell them: "you can do it!"