Versace Goes ’70s Cali Cool for Spring 2013
Donatella Versace doesn’t do sexy in a subtle way–and Spring 2013 was no exception.
Donatella Versace
Saturday September 22nd, 2012
Monday July 2nd, 2012
Versace Couture Marks Its Return to the Ritz With Sex Appeal and Hollywood Stars
PARIS–Last night, Atelier Versace, Donatella’s bespoke line, opened Paris Haute Couture week. Versace returned to the Ritz Paris for the first time since Gianni Versace showed his last couture collection there in 1997. It was a collection true to the house’s DNA: cheeky, sexy, very, very glittery and with a front row packed with more Read more →
Friday June 29th, 2012
Donatella Versace Opens Up About Feminism, Being Besties with Miuccia Prada, and Sleeping in a Freezer
Donatella Versace is the subject of two profiles this morning in advance of her upcoming couture show and even though she’s one of the most recognizable faces in fashion, they reveal some pretty fascinating things.
While she may not do as many interviews as say, Karl Lagerfeld, she’s often just as honest and unfiltered. However, in these, from WWD and the Telegraph, she’s doesn’t actually say anything that head-scratching. Well, there was one thing about sleeping in a freezer. And did she really mean to say she “asphyxiated” her children? Read on for that, her thoughts on returning to the Paris Ritz for her couture show, selling the company and her friendship with fellow feminist Miuccia Prada.
Wednesday June 27th, 2012
Fashion News Roundup: Remembering Nora Ephron, Franca Sozzani Doesn’t Understand Menswear, and Get a Sneak Peek at the Newest Absolutely Fabulous
We’re really sad about Nora Ephron’s passing, as her films have all been instant classics. The Huffington Post put together a retrospective of the style, scarves, and turtlenecks of the irreplaceable Ms. Ephron. {HuffPo}
Don’t feel bad if you don’t always understand menswear – neither does Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani! {The Cut}
Like all fashion-obsessed people, we can never get enough of AbFab. Check out this preview for the next installment of the British comedy, sweetie darling. {BBC America}
Alternative Apparel, purveyors of comfy, stylish, vintagey basics, teamed up with Olivia Wilde on a limited-edition bag that’s not only incredibly functional (it can convert from cross-body to backpack), but charitable. They even made a cool behind the scenes video for it. {Alternative Apparel’s Facebook/Shopbop}
Thursday May 31st, 2012
Donatella Versace Would Like to Dress the Queen of England in Black Leather
If Mr. Lagerfeld and Mr. Cavalli have taught us anything, it’s that unfiltered honesty is the best, most hilarious, policy. And speaking of unfiltered designers, we haven’t heard from Donatella Versace since last November’s Versace x H&M media blitz. But with the house’s recent return to couture and the sudden interest sparked by potential IPO rumors, we’re starting to hear more from Ms. Versace again (which, yay!).
Tim Blanks moderated a lively interview with the designer yesterday at Oxford University Union, wherein she opened up about her design process, personal life, how she’d like to dress the Queen, and that time Elizabeth Taylor stole some jewels. We weren’t there but Vogue UK was. Read on for the highlights.
Monday May 21st, 2012
Fashion Is Funny: A Look Back at Saturday Night Live‘s Best Fashion Impersonations
We may or may not have shed a tear during Kristen Wiig’s “Ruby Tuesday” send-off that capped this weekend’s Saturday Night Live season finale. Saturday’s show marked the comedienne’s bittersweet final performance at Studio 8H (until she inevitably/thankfully comes back as a guest host). While we can’t wait to see more of her hilarious Bridesmaids-esque Read more →
Fashion News Roundup: Kate Moss is Snubbed By Her Hometown, Tilda Swinton Covers Candy and Carey Mulligan’s Met Ball Dress Sells
Carey Mulligan’s custom Prada dress she wore to the Met Gala sold on eBay for the bargain basement price of $2,950. {The Cut}
Tilda Swinton covers Candy magazine looking, shall we say, a little different than normal. {The Cut}
W fashion director Edward Enninful has been steadily gaining attention for his groundbreaking work, from Vogue Italia‘s ‘All Black’ issue to the W March Kate Moss cover story. Learn more about his entrance into the industry and his work process. {Business of Fashion}
Derek Blasberg interviewed Donatella Versace for V Magazine. Donatella talks about that infamous plunging dress that J. Lo wore the Grammys and why she decided to bring back Versace couture. {MrBlasberg.com}
Thursday April 5th, 2012
‘What’s That Jacket, Margiela?’: Ten of the Best Fashion Lyrics in Hip-Hop
This information might come as a surprise to the folks over at Vogue Italia, but rappers have been vocal about their love for high-end fashion labels for years.
And the love affair continues. On Nicki Minaj’s latest album, Pink Friday 2: Roman Reloaded the bewigged rapstress shouts out Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour:
When I’m sitting with Anna, I’m really sitting with Anna / Ain’t a metaphor punchline, I’m really sitting with Anna / Front row at Oscar de la Renta, posture / Ain’t a b*tch that could do it, not even my imposter
And even more recently, fashion fanatic Kanye West boasted about his fashion exploits on his new track “Theraflu”, from dinner with Anna Wintour to racing go karts with Anja Rubik:
Saturday February 25th, 2012
Versace Fall 2012: Gothic Warriors
If there’s one thing Donatella Versace knows (besides the virtues of hair bleach and self-tanner) it’s the power of the female form. And she showed no restraint in harnessing that power for her Fall 2012 show. For fall 2012, Versace’s woman has a dark, Gothic side: she had short baby bangs and bleached brows–very Lisbeth Read more →
Tuesday January 24th, 2012
Atelier Versace Haute Couture Spring 2012: Of Corsetry and Lace
Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt.
PARIS–After an eight year hiatus, Atelier Versace returned to the Paris couture schedule Monday with an intimate presentation in a gallery at the Ecole des Beaux Arts that had been completely covered in gold. Ms. Versace could not have chosen a better moment to show her Atelier line–it’s a moment when clients are investing in luxury clothes again across the globe, particularly in Asia and parts of South America (especially Brazil). It’s also Versace’s moment–this Atelier presentation on the heels of the brand’s successful collaboration with H&M for the other end of the market.
There were no seating arrangements and the small number of guests mingled with actresses Diane Kruger, Cameron Diaz, and Abbie Cornish. The actresses gathered around the supermodels were different manifestations of the Atelier’s collection–runway and real life.
Wednesday December 14th, 2011
Fashion News Roundup: The Kardashians are Taking Dallas, an App to Live Like Gwyneth Paltrow, and CFDA Chooses Award Winners’ Mentors
Kardashians Setting Up Shop in Dallas: Say what you want about the Kardashian Krew, just don’t call them lazy. With Khloe’s hubby Lam-Lam now traded to the Mavericks, word is they’re already scoping out locations for a new DASH store in Dallas. Werk, girls, get that ka$h. {TMZ}
Gwyneth’s GOOP App Promotes Expensive Living: Always wondered where to get the best kelp smoothie in New York? Ya, me neither. But Gwyneth Paltrow now has an app for that. Her GOOP NYC app may only cost $3.99, but you’re guaranteed to spend thousands more if you actually follow in her perfectly aligned footsteps. {Gawker}
CFDA Names Winners’ Mentors: Mentors have been chosen for this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund honorees. Winner Joseph Altuzarra will be mentored by Calvin Klein prez and chief exec Tom Murry, Pamela Love gets Harry Winston’s Frédéric de Narp, and Creatures of the Wind designers Shane Gabier and Chris Peters will work with Rag & Bone duo David Neville and Marcus Wainwright. Just in time for some holiday thank-you presents… Brownie points, people! {WWD}
Friday November 18th, 2011
Versace for H&M Sold Out in 30 Minutes In Some Locations–And People Are Already Lining Up for the Madness Here in the US (Plus What Everyone Was Buying)
In case you were wondering whether or not sales of the Versace for H&M collection would match the hype, fear not: They did. The collection went on sale in the UK, Europe and basically the world yesterday (we here in North America have to wait until tomorrow) and people were clamoring for it.
There are multiple reports out of London that people started camping out the afternoon prior to the 9am opening on November 17, and the internet traffic crashed the retailer’s website. Marie Claire UK reports that H&M locations in Dubai and Beijing sold out in under 30 minutes, and that pieces–not coincidentally–popped up on eBay shortly afterwards.
