"Relationships among siblings don't follow precise rules. Rather, they follow the ups and downs of life, like waves on the sea. You come together, you separate, you grow apart, and then together again. You play it by ear. Through calm seas or storms. Someone person falls overboard and someone else rescues them. You either reach the harbor sailing smoothly, or you're forced to flee, chased by sharks. If I had to choose what was and still is the most extraordinary aspect of my life, even more than the success I've achieved, it was this navigation. I followed the wind, the winds of our family. I learned to live from my parents, I've encouraged Gianni and Donatella's projects, I've protected our assets."
These are the words of Santo Versace, poetic words but always measured as is his nature. And in these pages he tells us his journey to here. An adventure that began in Reggio Calabria and led him to Milan and then on a conquest across the whole world. The story of a man who lived a thousand lives, handled power, wealth, fame, was not afraid to take a chance, believe in dreams and passions, was able to think big and go through adversity without being broken. And above all, he has never escaped his role: that of the older brother. He supported Gianni all his life and helped to translate his art into a company that the three siblings together turned into a myth. He was at the helm even in the darkest nights, when the pain and tragedy overwhelmed the family, because this is not only the story of one man but also that of a family: Versace.
