Based on Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Ball's widely-read publication"House of Versace: The Untold Story of Guru, Murder, and Survival", the movie brings to light the story of Donatella, who, following brazen murder of her brother, world-renowned designer Gianni Versace (Colantoni) in the height of his success, is unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight as head programmer of his own fashion empire. In the beginning ridiculed by critics Donatella not quite bankrupts the corporation and falls prey to drug addiction. With the aid of her family, including daughter Allegra, Aunt Lucia (Welch) and brother Santo (Feore), she enters rehabilitation to confront her allies and soon comes back stronger than ever before to re ignite the cherished Versace brand using her own vision and builds among the very powerful and influential fashion houses ever known.