MILAN - Welcome to Versacepolis, the imaginary submerged city where Donatella Versace will set up the collection show for next summer, among the ruins of temples, overturned columns and the effigies of the Medusa in the background.
In the room, instead of the usual audience of celebrities, journalists and buyers, there are the employees of the maison.
Initially, in fact, the show was designed as a normal fashion show, "however, after careful consideration, - says Donatella Versace - we decided to do it behind closed doors. A Versace fashion show is also a show and without an audience I felt that it was missing. something. People have worked so hard for this collection, not only designing the looks, but also creating an amazing underwater scenography.
This is why I thought it was the perfect opportunity to give a wonderful experience to all those fantastic people who worked with me to make it possible. "All employees - specifies the maison - were offered the opportunity to make a swab for the Covid, and all those present at the show agreed to "comply with all safety measures to ensure a healthy and safe location."
From today's reality, made up of tests and masks, the show transports the audience to another dimension: "I wanted to create - explains the designer - something disruptive, something that could be in tune with what has changed within us all.
For me it meant dreaming of a new world.
A world made of bright colors and fantastic creatures, in which we can all coexist peacefully.
This collection has a fun soul and is optimistic, dreamer, cheerful.
These are dresses that bring joy. "
And it is the colors, the prints, the decorations that immediately give that energy you need to look forward: here are the orange or light blue pleated dresses, with the archive print Tresor de la mer, which also returns to the garments for him, from printed shirts worn with suits in bright tones to Bermuda shorts paired with surfer sweaters. And then the sheath dresses that highlight the bust, with wave hems and ruffles inspired by the movement of the sea . And the sexy flicker typical of the maison, with pinstripe trousers and jackets that open at the side to show bare skin. For the evening, a mermaid look, with shell-shaped bras and bustiers, encrusted with precious gems, and dresses of slipped silk, with embroidered and inlaid starfishes that return, as a counterpoint, to the lapel of his tuxedo jacket, worn with Bermuda shorts.
And the brand's new bag could only be called Medusa, proposed in a series of pop and with kaleidoscopic shoulder strap
n injection of color to look to the future - is the message of the show - with optimism and hope.
