When I look back at all the musical entertainments Donatella Versace has provided for her guests over the years, I'll always have the softest spot for a pre-superstardom Robbie Williams in Paris well over a decade ago. But last night's special performance at Palazzo Versace in Milan comes a close second. Hercules and Love Affair wrecked the joint much more efficiently than the torrential rain that geysered from the heavens like the Last Deluge. The fact that spirits refused to be dampened was a partial testament to the upbeat, on-form collection Donatella had just shown, but there's also the simple fact that fashion is tired of Debbie Downers. So the good times have rerolled all the way from New York to London to… Via Gesù last night.
The evening began with a dinner for 100-plus (intimate in the grand scheme of fashion week things), which was cleverly illuminated by the glow from various pieces of red Venini glass. Once that glow was enhanced by the tip of January Jones' cigarette, smokers of the world united behind her. Après ça, le déluge—rain, and Milan in its entirety joining the festivities. (Door dramas galore!) Then January and co.—including Christopher and Tammy Kane—trooped upstairs for music from Alex James, who began his DJ set with some classical/popular hybrids in the vein of the Malcolm McLaren soundtrack for Donatella's show. The hostess looked like she was having a blast—and isn't that supposed to be the sign of a good party?
— Tim Blanks
and she would look fantastic in the new collection
