Thrills, frills and fondue's favourite British designer, Christopher Kane, was the designer behind the Versace Versus collection shown last Sunday in Milan.
The Collection was a perfect example of good tailoring and featured a range of outfits, unified by the use of the colour black but featuring pieces that ranged from being appropriate for a business meeting, chilled weekend, sexy date or dancing the night away.
One woman, should she have the desire (and the money) could create an entire A/W'11 wardrobe from the one collection and not get bored.
The accents used on the black collection were geometric patterns, sheer cut-outs and bodices ( the mentality seemed to be if you worked hard for good abs for your beach holiday you may as well flaunt them come autumn too) and a lot of glitter ; some in small details - a bit of piping here, others being whole items covered in glitter or glitter thread. allegedly some items were so glittery the models seemed to leave a smattering of stardust behind as the walked the catwalk.
Despite the glitter injection, the use of high quality materials - leather, good quality wool etc. meant the collection achieved a grown up and polished but fun and sexy vibe, very much in keeping with the Versus clientèle and 'look'.
Kane, in a Hilary Alexander interview described the look as "young and hip but polished", "sexy but modern", "a darker girl... who knows what she wants" and a "strong and beautiful" look inspired by the nineties Versace catwalks of New York.
If that was what Kane was going for then he hit the nail on the head.
Do you love it or loathe it? and more importantly - would you wear it?
Chloe
