Donatella Versace was one of many elite human beings that attended the White House Correspondents' Association this past Saturday. And she wrote about it on The Huffington Post.
But you know what? She actually had a lot of down-to-earth observations and some interesting thoughts. Not sure why but I don't really think a lot of people have high reservations for Donatella Versace's American political ideology (let alone her ability to write). She's kinda into fashion, so she's going at this in a "glamorous" kinda way, so be warned.
Check out the whole article HERE.
"The dinner was a glamorous affair, as it was last year, but this time round there was a very different atmosphere, in ways that seemed to me to symbolize the huge changes that are taking place in this country as a result of the new administration.
The first thing that hit me was that nobody was using their BlackBerrys. This is a pet hate of mine, and last year lots of the guests were glued to their devices. While George Bush did a little comedy — conducting the orchestra and entertaining people with a speech — the audience was just not that attentive. Many people were talking away and those dreaded BlackBerrys were out in full force.
This year, the minute Barack Obama stood up to speak, there was silence.""Speaking from a European point of view, it is no exaggeration to say that it had got to the point where many in Europe regarded America as the enemy — and Americans were people we didn't even want to look at."
"This is something that President Obama has managed to change, and this change was evident at the dinner on Saturday. There was a friendly atmosphere, it was cool, younger, relaxed and glamorous. Glamour was something that seemed to be completely lost before. Of course there were Hollywood people there last year, but there's a difference between cool Hollywood and stiff Hollywood."
"It was so great to see a President's wife in a hot pink dress, a jewelled necklace with a pink flower and purple eye shadow. Great hair, great make-up — this is what we want to see: confidence."
