Donatella Versace recently was interviewed by Nicki Minaj (who has obviously get people into the mood for a new album) for "Interview" Magazine.
Here's what Donatella had to say about Madonna:
Where do you find your inspiration? Would you say you’ve had a muse at any point?
Well, my muse changes all the time, because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way—they just don’t want to say it. But I also think Madonna was an influence in the ’90s. I love her. I think she’s the most amazing, talented woman around...She’s an incredibly well-styled woman.
But as a designer, you always take facets of different people, and you mix them together with your own thoughts and information and creativity and passion — because I think fashion has a lot to do with passion — and that’s where you get your inspiration.
To me, you and Madonna are very similar — and not only because of what you both represent fashion-wise, but because you’re both strong female figures. I had a chance to work with her, and she’s just the most amazing person. Would you ever see yourself collaborating with her again?
Absolutely. I am very good friends with Madonna. I admire her, but we are friends, too. I have so many beautiful memories of being with her. I think she inspires a lot of people.
What about Miami? I know that place has difficult memories for you, but you used to spend a lot of time there. Do you ever go back?
Miami is a bad memory for me, so I don’t go much. I used to love Miami. I was in Miami when Miami was at the top. All of the interesting people were living there. Madonna was living there, and we’d see each other almost every day. Bruce Weber was shooting a lot in Miami. There was a really good group of creative people in Miami at that time. I remember going there in 2001 to go to the house and to go to 'Art Basel', to the exhibition . . . But, for me, it’s still very painful, because you can’t escape South Beach, and it takes me to the house where my brother was killed, so . . . It’s really hard.
source: hypebeast/interviewmagazine
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