My first question is just a little bit personal.

I hope that's okay.

Can you tell us the story of what is perhaps your most famous feature?

Have you been blonde forever inside for sure?

Maybe not.

But it was only living your soul.

When Janu starts toe, have somebody to publish my hair little value owe it to collect her Mom.

I was totally bridge belong and my mother She was a little upset with me in my name, but I like it And there was somebody that inspired him.

I think.

Well, Johnny was inspired by this Italian pop singer.

Fall apart in travel.

She was a star at the time and she's a mission of mercy.

So let's fast forward to the present day Last month you presented the latest verse actually show in Milan and you created what was by far the biggest sensation of the season, if not the entire year.

That J lo finial.

Yes, that was the worst Delfino wouldn't find.

Actually, at the metal the last Metro.

We're sitting together the table and just look at the time and she looks so warm, so sweet.

She even changed a bit is the first time and that they're great.

It was a great Would you do it again And then the first?

Why not let me check my schedule in the opening line for seconds.

You know, it was the Met Ball was on the winter without the star and she failures right away.

This was like about 30 is very distinctive.

She doesn't have to have too many managers want to go, should decide the shit either.

And she came to Milan and I, you know, everything was really undercover.

Nobody knew she was going to do that.

She never saw the next dress again.

The wash was right, but she could be given evolution and with the body shares after the movie that I mean shit, if evolution wants to make it even more Well, it was amazing.

It was amazing.

It received a standing ovation, which you don't often see in the board world of fashion.

Before she was very, very surprised.

I never knew what it was for both of you, both of you.

So the world now knows it as that j lo dress.

But let's remember that actually Ginger spice or back in January 2000 and you wore it Donatella to the Met gala a couple of months earlier when we used to still have the Met in December.

Somehow, though, it was J.

Lo wearing it at the Grammys that broke the bank.

Is it ever a concern, though, in situations like this that the common kind of a sensation that the celebrity can outshine the house?

Well, this and everything.

Our shine, I wouldn't say.

But I never meet.

Yes, thank you for such a name all over the world.

One single.

I remember things that did just pass it.

She's either jail or did it.

But such has long been associated with the world of Hollywood and red carpets.

But is this something else about the rest of the country about America in general, the way that things are done here that you admire, where I am, my son and my daughter are American.

I was married for so many years with American.

So were the house in America, in New York for a long time in Miami for a long time.

So I really feel after a marathon.

I mean, even most American with the diamonds and signs my mentality, the way I do things that the day, the way I take a decision, like very quickly.

You do hear number B everybody with you, for sure.

This is it.

And it's very American where you're thinking.

I mean, it's come up many times over the last couple of days that fashion should actually be something that's not fleeting, that the clothes that you that you make in that you believe in should last a long time and become part of your life of really every woman's life and pieces can last 20 years, 30 years.

Cindy Crawford can pass them on to her daughter, Kyra.

They have an emotional connection to who you are.

But of course, I also see fashions engagement with sustainability, for instance, as part of the history of fashion, in leading the charge on vital social challenges from the AIDS crisis that I know that you have a so involved with to the rights of women that I know you've been so involved with divest inclusivity.

We've been hearing a lot about over the past two days, and fashion, I think, is actually by nature progressive because it reflects society.

So just speaking of society.

I'm curious to know your take on American politics right now.

You?

Yes, I do go for it.

Well enough politics in general, but American politics of the moment.

I think the world normal America is going through a very, very difficult time.

Um, where somebody looked back and that I look ahead.

That's, um, of faith for everything, especially for politics.

I have a friend.

The story.

Anyway, about your presidents right now, which one would that be?

You know, we'll always work with the best photographer.

Even Janu was alive with the best of more than and celebrities wear the 1st 1 to celebrities to walk a celebrity sufficient shoot.

So we're into matter, Lago from Mr Trump at the moment.

And we were stealing vessel.

And Madonna and the huge team make up their stylist to the difference.

Same glamorous campaign.

And the second day, after we adore the most important feature with a doctor there, backwards on the stairs, in the metal mesh purple looking incredible blitz Brown there.

Yes, we're doing the last picture.

And this, gentlemen, was Mr Trump came in.

It's a with a back.

It's okay.

Thank you for a chicken we were like, Wow, chief of the ER, Current candidates, apart from Mr Trump, is there someone that you are liking?

My, I, like very much mayor Pit right.

That's his name were freed.

If you get so smart, intelligent, and American is inclusivity, and this more always been opened by in America.

It's just the last period.

So I would love to hear from your committee of being present in that space.

I think no warden gain from that, right?

I agree.

I agree.

Was it tough at the start being compared to the extraordinary talent of Johnny?

And could you ever see bringing in somebody else to work with you?

Well, to be compared to Johnny was not all the tax waas destroyed me because general taking Jenny was gently create something incredible you got is a five.

He always let everybody there.

No.

Holy me.

Everybody was you go to see what did everybody that about most different times.

You know, when the budget level budget man that time and what we just created from creation, creation of the incredible things off a little stuff, I think was going to fail the warning.

You know that we're looking at me actually going to fail.

But I don't know how they train came to me and say I didn't do that This right now I need to keep going.

Even if a suffer Seven questions.

Yes, Why not?

I mean, I was on the one really grace a lot of young designer, even for the vessels align when they were filled vessels.

But the world right now is full of new young talent.

And how you know him from within.

Why not?

You've had a great reputation doing that.

Of course, so many designers hold you in really much of the nineties and install What was it about that decade?

That was such an inspiration.

And as you look forward, Donatella, I know that as a force for the future, you're someone who never stops thinking and never stops planning.

What are your hopes for 2020 and beyond for the Sochi and the fashion in general and for yourself, we are interesting ability, which is every issue we all should look to make this world better and less dirty.

I'm not gonna lie and say this is the easy things and fishing that's not officially for established company with a little steps, little village.

But when I get there, no.

But the important thing is that the conversation is is happening everywhere with a new headquarters now.

And we'll have you been there if everything's fought about sustainability of the real material laughing, No black, visceral, not feeling that wheels real material for in your ear spill nothin.

Mix all the court of fabric you so lithe disappear from from from a collection and, uh, favor Steph, if we're gonna get there.

But I think the official is the most difficult place to do.

100% well, but it's important you start somewhere.

I agree.

So, um Donatella, we spent a lot of time together.

Over the years, we have ridden horses together on a dude ranch, and we've gone white water rafting the way.

Yes, you should see.

Don't tell her on the horse families that she was a full Lycra, uh, high heels.

At that time, she was still smoking.

Look at me, Anna.

Anna, this is Mulberry Country.

Well, where the best time achieving of the same age, more or less.

And they're our Children.

Well lined up.

They look they look small with the way and another interesting fact about the unity.

And with that friend were rafting the Colorado River.

All the fabulous he was Huracan.

After two seconds, everything was like But even the guys don't do anything just like I like.

Not a moment.

She was like, We'll get there.

Very little Mother was like a sea disaster along.

She gave me together Has my other favorite quote was that we were We were on this dude.

Rancher was quite difficult to get to and you had to take quite a small plane and Donatella took one Look at it.

She said, Anna, this is not a playing.

This is a hair dryer that you brought me to throw.

The less they call it the thing that the club remember yes.

Defeat our everyone.

It was him.

It was touching experience to see another part of America.

That is the law.

Lovett, Wyoming.

I remember in the morning was taking a shower with a tent in the shower, often with the head of a horse inside horses in my bathroom.

All right, Savannah, I think they're for this experience.

Maybe skydiving next year.

Donatella, thank you for everything that you've done for fashion for being a force here for us this morning and for everything you've done for me personally, you mean the world to me you'd be Oh, you know about the next Met?

Yeah.

Thin.

That's Matt was under wraps, But I'll just give you a clue.

It's the dress code will be timeless.

Well, that's great.

That's all I can say.

Or museum will excommunicate me.

That's a great top of time.

Thank you all for listening.

Thank you all for coming out.

Thank you, Donatella.