Why do you like/hate Versace?

[Squizree]

The logo is too "complicated" to be used all over.

 

[softgrey]

better question...
why do you CARE about versace......

the only reason i care is if they are an advertiser of a magazine i work for...
then i have to deal with it and find something that works...

otherwise i don't care at all......

 

[Squizree]

lol thats harsh

 

[Ceptuouse]

im liking the new direction dontella is taking versace.
even though its nothing compared to gianni, i really love its new look.

 

[sammigirl25]

im liking the new direction dontella is taking versace.
even though its nothing compared to gianni, i really love its new look.

I do too. I do think that Gianni had a "no restriction" thing goin' on. I mean, you can't compare the two though. Look at the differences. It's like ying and yang, and together... they complete the Versace empire. YAY!

 

[Salvatore]

I mean, you can't compare the two though. Look at the differences. It's like ying and yang, and together... they complete the Versace empire. YAY!

Very true. And we must remember that Donatella was thrusted into the position she's at.

 

[Squizree]

^^Good point!

 

[reese06]

THE VERSACE SUCCESS

DONATELLA VERSACE is in her element these days, since having given Versace a new, softer attitude and being credited with hauling up its bottom line to an impressive level. But she admits it hasn't been plain sailing. "I got to my role right after a tragic event, the death of my brother, so… I was very insecure for a while because my brother was a genius," she told WWD. "I was not ready for the role when that happened. I took a certain time to find my way." And she is well on her way now, having left the "aggressively sexy" past of the house to give it a new class. "While I wanted to keep Gianni's beliefs in fashion alive, I knew he would have wanted to keep changing if he was still alive," she went on. "So I decided to follow my instinct, which was to approach fashion in a more feminine, softer way, being a woman designer." Softer doesn't mean less enthused, however, as Donatella's recent ad campaigns have proved. Asked whether she clashed creatively with Madonna, who starred in last season's campaign, Donatella's steely determination is obvious. "It's very hard to win with Madonna all the way, but it's very hard to win with me too," she says. "But it went very well. I told her my needs." Since her daughter Allegra, who is became a majority shareholder in the Versace empire once she turned 18 after being named in Gianni's will, has joined the company, it is clear that Donatella has every faith in it moving from strength to strength. "I have to tell you, I am very surprised of the role she has right now as a shareholder," she said. "She is very together. She is following every move in the company. She is very mature, and as a shareholder, she is doing her role very well. There is no immediate other role, but she is very focused on being a shareholder and that's a good role." (November 21 2006, AM)

Dolly Jones
vogue.com

 

[Squizree]

Thanks Reese! Cool quotes.

 

[reese06]

I don't like the fact that Donatella never seems to use African American models and it seems almost blatant to me that she does this.

 

[Skirt]

I loved Versace under Gianni, and I thought it was awful under Donatella but I love the SS07 collection.

 

[Salvatore]

I don't like the fact that Donatella never seems to use African American models and it seems almost blatant to me that she does this.

Well she used to use Liya Kebede until I guess she stopped modeling.

 

[Squizree]

Yeah Liya was in one of Versace's campaigns actually. 2004 I think.

 

[Sonnytsunami]

i LOVE Versace. i have only sometime disliked some specific items cos i found them tacky. Ironically that is my fave characteristic about Versace... its occasional "tacky-ness".

 

[Sonnytsunami]

I don't like the fact that Donatella never seems to use African American models and it seems almost blatant to me that she does this.

mmmm... i had never realised that... if that were the case then it would be a very stupid decission cos black women have this sensual, almost feline-ish special way of walking! Yves Saint Laurent always was wise enough to employ a lot of those gorgeous models.

 

[Goya]

I used to have no interests in Versace, the Versace under Gianni. But I really like some of the designs by Donatella in her recent couple of shows, I think she's doing a good job, remaining the sexy soul of Versace but in a elegant and decent way.

The typical Versace woman was like Liz Hurley or Halle Berry, but now Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett wear Versace too. That's probably because of the change made by Donatella and I'm glad to see such kind of changes.

 

[anglinggg]

I totally agree on what Goya said!

I love love love Versace, its always been sexy. The gowns always looks like its being worn by a goddess.

 

[Squizree]

The dresses Donatella makes always show off women's curves really well. If a woman wants to look sexy, feminine and elegant Versace is number one on the list.

 

[m.j.]

The dresses Donatella makes always show off women's curves really well. If a woman wants to look sexy, feminine and elegant Versace is number one on the list.

i agree with that! also, versace had a major influence on fashion by creating supermodels... if u were a supermodel, u did versace! so,in a way, i actually admire what gianni did, he always saw the best in a woman, and donatella continued...

 

[Squizree]

Gianni totally revolutionised the supermodel, he made the supermodel status so glamorous.