Donatella goes Indiana!

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">After seeing unblemished creativity, tasting kheema curry & experiencing shopping delights, Donatella Versace is bowled over by India</span><br /><br />It''s Day Three of Donatella Versace''s trip to Mumbai and international fashion''s best known diva is impressed. "Fashion in India is still a very creative process; it hasn''t been taken over by commercial considerations as it has in the West. The colours of the textiles are so deep -- I haven''t seen anything like that anywhere in the world."<br /><br />Donatella is in an exclusive one-on-one with <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Delhi Times</span> and slips into confessional mode. "My brother Gianni was a regular in India. He used to talk about India all the time," she says, "I now know just why he loved this country so much. Just yesterday, I went shopping to a store for some fabric and ended up shopping for four hours! I discovered hidden treasures in every corner of the store. It was like a souk. I used to go up to the counter to pay and then spot something in another corner. I ended up picking out belts and scarves and accessories and fabric."<br /><br />One thing that has left Donatella even more impressed is Indian people. "There was a dinner hosted for me last night and I met all the designers, film stars and other beautiful people. The unique thing about Indians is that they look you in your eye when they speak to you, something that never happens in America, France and England!" Then Donatella laughs: "Yeah, people just drink and drink till late at night, I was dying of hunger. But I decided to skip the pasta and stick to Indian food like tandoori chicken and kheema curry, which was divine!"<br /><br />Indian fashion? "There''s too much of Western wear happening all over the world. Don''t forget your uniqueness."</div> </div>