In an emotional coming home, Donatella Versace finally took Atelier Versace couture back to the Ritz Hotel in Paris — the last place she saw her late brother Gianni.

On Sunday, she chose the hotel for Versace's much-anticipated fall-winter 2012-13 show, which mirrored the glitz of her brother's heyday.

The Ritz — in Paris' magnificent Place Vendome — has a particular significance for the storied Italian house.

In 1997, Gianni staged his last runway show there shortly before his murder in Miami in 1997.

But on Sunday, Donatella ensured there was no room for mourning. Instead, her couture was a bejewelled celebration of a house with buoyant revenues and still lots to say. With actors such as Pierce Brosnan, Milla Jovovich and Jessica Alba in tow — the celebrity presence alone was proof enough of the house's enduring pull.

"It's my first Atelier Versace show, and to be here in the Ritz is very special," said Madmen's Christina Hendricks, sitting on the front row.