Donatella Versace's Design Change

09 October 2009

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Donatella Versace thinks flamboyant designs are "old-fashioned".

The Italian designer - whose Versace brand is known for its extravagant, glitzy clothes - has worked hard to create a new aesthetic for Versace, and thinks simple, clean designs with a hint of sexiness are the way forward.

She explained: "My eye has changed. Ostentation looks old-fashioned now. On a red carpet, you can be historic, but the woman of today doesn't even want to check in her baggage."

My eye has changed. Ostentation looks old-fashioned now. On a red carpet, you can be historic, but the woman of today doesn't even want to check in her baggage.

The change in Donatella's style has also impacted on her home, a Milan apartment she retreats to when she wants time away from her fashion-fuelled life.

She loves relaxing in the lavish property, which is decorated with bright colours - including turquoise, pink and orange - and luxury fabrics.

She explained to Britain's InStyle magazine: "Fashion shows are public, my life is public. Here, I close the door and no-one can come in. It's my treasure box. I wanted colours so rich that they would almost hide me.

"In the evening, I want to sink into a couch so deep that I forget anything that got to me during the day."

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