Italian luxury house VERSACE unveiled its Spring Summer 2023 Womenswear Collection, that was inspired by a woman who is confident, smart and a little bit of a diva, on Friday, September 23rd during the recently finished Milan Fashion Week. The collection titled A Dark Gothic Goddess brings looks that are both high-glamour and hard-edge, diva and subversive. The color palette includes black, purple, and hints of fuchsia. The pieces feature singular slashes cut across dresses and tops, while a series of precision cuts come together as graphic pattern details. For the fashion show, a series of bridal outfits are worn with Atelier Versace tiaras, each a re-make of that worn by Madonna in the 1995 Atelier Versace campaign.
SPRING SUMMER 2023 COLLECTIONS
I have always loved a rebel. A woman who is confident, smart and a little bit of a diva. She wears leather, studs and frayed denim and she has enough attitude to mix them with chiffon, jersey, and a tiara! She is a strong liberated woman; she is gorgeous; she knows it. She is the Goddess of Freedom. – Donatella Versace
“Tough leather becomes fringing across biker jackets, leather pants and skirts. Jackets are worn over cascading chiffon dresses and skirts with macramé flourishes, creating a clash of structured and fluid forms, composure and impulsion. Slinky silhouette-enhancing dresses are finished in shiny metallic jersey. Shaggy, fur-like coats and miniskirts are crafted from upcycled production off-cut chiffon and lace in an environmentally responsible approach. Metal studs are full-on, covering leather pants and jackets, and piercing through delicate lace in a play with material contrast. Prints have a brooding glow in the collection’s colors of dark orchid purple and tropical pink. The multi-logo ‘Versace on Repeat’ print, and floral and zebra patterns interplay and are incorporated into laminated lace, fil coupé, intarsia, or metal stud finishes.” – from Versace
