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Giorgio Armani gave an ill-advised interview to a UK paper a few days ago, and he ended up offending a lot of people. The most offensive thing – to me, at least – was when Armani pontificated about how gay men “do not need to dress homosexual.” He also chatted about breast implants (he’s against them), and the ideal male body (not too ripped or muscly). As it turns out, Armani also shared an anecdote about the late, great Gianni Versace. Gianni was murdered in Miami back in 1997, just six weeks before Princess Diana died in Paris. Gianni and Giorgio were contemporaries and friends, but their vision for fashion was very different. So, Armani shared a story about Gianni in the interview and now Donatella Versace is PISSED.

Donatella Versace blasted Giorgio Armani for comments about her late brother Gianni Versace.

Armani, 80, told the UK’s Sunday Times Magazine that Gianni once compared his clientele to Armani’s: “He was looking at the models, and he said to me, ‘I dress sluts. You dress church ladies.’”

But Donatella has fired back: “I find it extremely rude and tasteless that Mr. Armani has once again put words into my brother’s mouth, especially because he is sadly no longer with us to reply .?.?. This is the second time he claims this was said. The first was immediately after his death, and he apologized to me. When my brother spoke about fashion, the only word that ever came from his mouth was glamour. What should be said about my brother is: May Gianni Versace rest in peace.”

An Armani rep didn’t get back to us.

[From Page Six]

It’s interesting that Donatella was so detailed with her statement. My first thought was… it sounds sort of like an off-hand joke made between friends? If Gianni ever said that, he likely never meant for Armani to repeat it. And you have to remember, Gianni’s designs back in the ‘90s were very va-va-voom. Like, fancy hooker-wear. That doesn’t mean that Gianni thought his clients were “sluts,” just that he thought women should dress sexier and have fun. Anyway, if Donatella doesn’t want that quote out there, being attributed to her brother, I can understand her point of view. It does seem like Armani was off his rocker during that whole interview.

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