The Best Versace shows have you Equally Panting, Sweating, Pulse Racing and Gay or Straight, More than Uncomfortably Aroused. That's the Magic that both Late Brother Gianni and his Alive Sister, Donatella had/have the capability of producing... Call it a Family Trait. Fall 2014 was a Perfect marriage of all those constituent parts to The most Dazzling Degree. This was, Without doubt, one of the Absolute Finest shows Donatella has ever produced, Perhaps one of the Greatest the House of Versace has EVER Produced, Brother or Sister.
Would, or more apropos, COULD Gianni have done this kind of collection had he lived until now? One might perhaps say... Maybe. I Say Flat out, HELL NO! Only Donatella COULD Have produced THIS Collection. As much as they shared Aesthetic similarities, this is a collection that would have never been done by Gianni. It IS Versace, Through and Through, but the Dialect is ALL Donatella. To get to this has raken YEARS of Refining her Vision and Taste for the house, and Failing at times, Quite a bit in the nearly 20 years that Gianni has been Departed. Donatella has stumbled and struggled with being Self-Assured in what HER Contribution IS and WILL BE to the Chronicles of the Legacy of the name Versace.
In this collection, more so than any before, Donatella has finally put her foot down and done what is Right for HER and The NOW! It couldn't have produced a Better Outcome had she tried with all her might. Fall 2014 was Damn Near Flawless! As any designer of a House that they inherited House Codes to design around, Donatella has some Gianni-isms that to keep the clothes recognizably, VERSACE, she must incorporate, good thing she helped forge some of those codes in the first place, eh? Here, One could see the Fearless sense of Colour Grouping that came so Easily to Brother now being embraced by Sister!
That Donatella decided to embrace the Bias cut is not the crux of this collection, It was the Ferocity of Execution. Everything was Confident, Brash, and For Donatella, Gloriously Restrained. A tactic that has been the most difficult move for Her to learn. The Opening Salvo of dresses were Restrained and still Palpably Sexy! Further along, A pair of Jewel Tone Satin Swing coats were practicing Quietness in the most Spectacular way! The Strain of Severity made the clothes Snap and with Attenuation and the Militaristic Details Doubled-Down on that Severe Quotient and upped the sexiness by doing so!
Donatella also embraced old tropes to new Glory, Biker, Cowboy Fringe, Rococo patterns, All with a Patina of The Extravagant, But not the Extrovert! As evening Started, Versace showed a few short dresses that were Smothered in some of the most Awing and Elaborately Detailed embellishments but never screamed how Opulent they were. And then, The most Stunning thing Happened... A pair of Tuxedo Looks so Scalpel Sharp and Jaw Dropping, One could have Weeped! Another would follow a few exits later, but the Damage had already done and Versace Beautifully broke our Hearts with such Wizardry!
The Bias cut Satin and Jersey gowns that closed the show and Cheekily had Huge Old-School Rapper Necklaces bandied about them were Hilariously Fab! The White one on Anna Ewers that Closed was of such a Goddess Like Magnitude that Words are really incapable of Putting it into Description! And that was pretty much the overwhelming feeling that one was left with, That we had witnessed a Transformation of Mammoth proportions at the House of Versace. That a Synthesis had been reached and the best qualities of the Past and Future had Coalesced into something New and Astounding.
Donatella, It has taken you a long time to get to this place. One senses that she is finally comfortable. At first she was living in Gianni's Shadow and trying to continue to do what he would have done, then she rebelled and Ignored the Past Archive of Superior Greatness she had at her fingertips and tried to wipe the Slate and Redefine the house with her Fingerprint. Neither of those produced anything But Confusion. Now that she has embraced the Past and Incorporated it into her Future... The Future is Looking Mighty Bright. I Just Might Have to Wear Shades!
With Medusa Heads and Greek Key Motifs on them, Naturellement!
That's All.
Bye4Now!
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