What happened this season? After a stellar Spring 2011 / Fall 2011 collection, what went wrong? Pastels, whites, studs and sea life? Absolute kitsch. Whats more, there is absolute zero variation from the one idea. Its so one-dimensional, I'm surprised the people in the audience didnt fall asleep, let alone our our members.
I'm so disappointed with this. I detest it when she goes back to that whole Las Vegas showgirl / Miami socialite / stripper look. She seems to do this every couple of seasons or so and its so futile. It doesnt move the brand forward and with a brand like Versace that has such a strong history and archive, these kind of stagnant collections are really nonsensical. Hasn't she learnt that when she "does her own thing" and uses the archives with a more modern thoughtfulness, the Versace collections truly succeed?
Ergh. Hopefully Fall 2012 will inspire some more excitement and enthusiasm.