Donatella Versave Givenchy Campaign

Donatella Versave has addressed her decision to feature in an autumn/winter 2015 campaign for a fashion house other than her own. The Versace and Versus helmer was tapped by Riccardo Tisci for the new Givenchy campaign that was unveiled this week.

"I believe in breaking rules. Riccardo Tisci is extremely talented and above all my dear friend. We are family," she explained of her decision. "I want to get rid of the old system, work together, support each other and make fashion a true global community."

Her words echo the sentiment shared by many leading fashion designers, including Alber Elbaz, who told Suzt Menkes last month: "We are living in an industry that is always about the next thing: who is the next person? It should be more about collaborating, working together, taking the best of each world."