Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer and current Vice President of the Versace Group. She began her career working in public relations for her brother Gianni Versace's fashion company, but found her talents were better suited to designing. In the 1980s, Gianni gave Donatella her own diffusion label called Versus. After Gianni's death in 1998, Donatella took over as chief designer for Versace and mounted her first couture fashion show for the brand that same year, taking it in new creative directions while honoring her brother's legacy.