If Donatella Versace Leaves Her Namesake Fashion House, Will Hollywood Follow?
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer There’s a scene in “The Devil Wears Prada” where Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is fighting to keep her top fashion magazine job.
Over coffee in Paris, Priestly slips a piece of paper to her boss containing the names of “designers, photographers, editors, writers, models — all of whom found by me, nurtured by me and have promised me they will follow me whenever and if ever I choose to leave.” Naturally, the boss reconsidered and Priestly won the day.
A stylist friend recently recalled this scene to me in the context of Donatella Versace, the lauded designer (and star in her own right) who has been the face of her namesake fashion house for nearly 30 years.
A January report said Versace’s contract with her brand’s owner, Capri Holdings, expires in February. Chatter from Milan wonders if that deal will be renewed.
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