Donatella Versace - Designer, Creative Director of Versace

[Miss Dalloway]

GREAT article,thanks for posting.

It really must have been hard on her to keep the brand alive,but she made it work,so kudos for that.

 

[Pitta Patta]

Versace runway shows

Which of all versace runway shows do you like best?

here is mine (just some of them f/w 2006

 

[diorelle]

^ I absolutely loved that one. It was one of my favorite shows ever. The clothes were beautiful and the music was great.

 

[Versace-Goddess]

For me as a huge Versace fan it´s hard to say which is my favorite, cause every collection of the House has something special. But actually i like more the summer collections and one of their best were S/S 05, 06 and 07. The latest collection was amazing too. It´s really hard to say. But i love Versace.

 

[diorelle]

The latest atelier collection was amazing as well.

 

[Pitta Patta]

i prefer f/w collections cause the choice of matters and of course the colours are always fabulous

 

[Versace-Goddess]

The latest atelier collection was amazing as well.

agree

 

[Squizree]

The best BEST BEST Versace collection ever is F/W 2006. PURE beauty.

 

[GalleriaResident]

Does anyone know where I can get one of those Gothic V Versace belts??

 

[The.Rock.Inc.]

I don't know where else to ask but where's Versace Atelier Spring 09? Doesn't it usually unveil during the couture fashion week period? I have been checking the website, WWD everywhere but to no avail.

 

[Squizree]

^It usually comes out a few weeks after Couture season, dont worry Im sure itll show up soon.

 

[m.j.]

LIFE
few Versace related pics from 92-00

 

[Squizree]

God Elizabeth Hurley is sexy. No one does Versace like she does.

 

[Versace-Goddess]

But also the JLO green dress is a Myth already.

 

[m.j.]

LIFE
few Versace related pics from 92-00

exact source http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=+source:life&btnG=Search+Images

 

[Squizree]

Donatella Versace Relaunching Versus, Christopher Kane Along for the Ride

It's well-known that Donatella Versace looks at Christopher Kane as a protege — he worked on Atelier Versace, consulted on Versace accessories, and many expect him to one day take Donatella's place.

He's been out on his own for a few years now doing his own thing, but in honor of the relaunch of Versus, which returns with clothing in 2010, Kane is designing a capsule collection of Versus bags and shoes to be shown this weekend. Word leaked from the Versace camp today, and it was confirmed by Kane's PR — Donatella is expected to make the official announcement this weekend.

from fashionologie.com

Also another article:

<H2>Versace To Relaunch Versus For Aspirational Consumers

Posted Feb 24th 2009 10:03PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Apparel
Back in January, Versace CEO Giancarlo Di Risio emphatically stated that Versace would not be dropping prices in response to economic pressure. It seems now that he has found another method of courting the consumer with less to spend. Versace is relaunching its second line Versus. The bridge line was originally created by Gianni Versace in 1989 as a project for his sister Donatella.

Versace has signed a deal with Italian company Gruppo Facchini to create clothing and accessories lines for men and women which will be ready for Spring/Summer 2010. A new company, VSV, will be created and Gruppo Facchini's Mathias Facchini will be chief executive. The company predicts turnover of more than 700 million euros in the first five years. The Versus line offers luxury that Di Risio told Reuters is more "aspirational, more accessible."

Versus will open 20 boutiques by 2011. Fashion Week Daily reports that a preview of the line is scheduled for March 1 in Milan.

</H2>

from luxist.com

 

[Squizree]

I dunno what do u guys think? I personally loved Versus back when it actually showed collections.
After Versace plunged into economic mayhem they shut it down and cancelled loads of collections.
2010 suddenly just became more exciting for me.

 

[platinumpink]

It's funny I should see this topic, as I was thinking about versus the other day. I can't wait

 

[Squizree]

This is the link for previous Versus collections from Style.com if anyone is unfamiliar with the label.

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/VERSUS/seasons/

 

[chloehandbags]

Am I the only one who finds the word 'aspirational' when applied to a fashion brand, especially in this economy, slightly insulting?

Aspiring to throw one's money down the drain, do they mean?

Someone can't be considered aspirational if they have already bought from the mainline, can they? Especially if they would do so, again, if the prices hadn't gone through the roof.

They won't lower the prices of the mainline, despite the prices of non-precious metal commodities coming right down? That seems insane, to me.

It's not as though they didn't benefit from the bubble, because they did.

If they hadn't, I wouldn't blame them, at all, for holding firm, but designer prices in the UK are at 3, or 4, times what they were in 2002 (and the vast majority of that is not due to the weak pound); it's completely insane!

New clients might be happy enough, but I simply can't imagine that bringing back a diffusion line (that will probably be priced at well above the 2002 mainline price, for far lower quality) will cut it when it comes to enticing back these former Versace clients, do you?

Fair enough, one needs to protect the brand, so to reduce prices too far would be a mistake, but they've got a very long way to go before that could happen, so these design houses really need to return to the old mark-ups they used to employ before the bubble, IMO.