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Versus Spring 2012

fashionologie — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:53:35 PDT

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Versus Fall 2011

fashionologie — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:08:17 PST

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Donatella Versace Says She Could "For Sure" See Christopher Kane Designing Versace

fashionologie — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:41:58 PDT

>> Yesterday, Versus hit the runway for the first time in over a decade, under the creative direction of Christopher Kane. “To restore Versus like it used to be means to bring this collection once again on the catwalk, to show in a proper location and in a proper town, and to intrigue the VIP,” Donatella Versace told W. “And it will keep getting bigger and bigger. But not too big. Not yet. Because we are not ready. If you do it big, then you’ve got to do it big. I never really gave Christopher a proper party before either, but I will.”

The Spring 2011 collection, shown against a playground backdrop with a soundtrack of children at play, prompted the Wall Street Journal to write of Kane and Versace's professional relationship: "It was hard not to look at Versus and wonder who [between Versace and Kane] is influencing whom. Spokesman Tomaso Galli insists Mr. Kane is the understudy. I asked if Mr. Kane consulted on the Versace collection. 'No. Not at all,' Mr. Galli said firmly. 'Not at all.'"

But that doesn't mean that Kane won't be working on the Versace collection one day. When W asked if she could see Kane heading up the house, Donatella replies without hesitation: “At the moment Versus is enough. But I can see him there, yes. For sure.”

Between now and then, however, Kane may have to change his laissez-faire attitude towards celebrity clientele - they are part of the brand DNA. The Versace show was delayed on Friday for more than 45 minutes waiting for January Jones to arrive, whereas Kane once cordially told Victoria Beckham no when she asked for a dress to be sent. “Yes, but let’s get this straight,” explains Kane. “I’ve got nothing against her. I think she’s really great. I think she’s really beautiful. I just wasn’t in a position to gift celebrities at that point. So in the end she bought it.”

Versus Spring 2011

fashionologie — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:08:02 PDT

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Donatella Versace and Christopher Kane Host Art of Elysium Charity Event in New York

coutorture — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:12:52 PDT

Versus designer Christopher Kane and Donatella Versace hosted The Art of Elysium Bright Lights gala Friday night at Milk Studios in New York. Co-hosted by Joy Bryant, Sarah Moonves, Bee Shaffer, and Nicole Vecchiarelli, the children's charity event attracted an A-list fashion crowd (Alexa Chung, Anna Wintour, Bee Shaffer, Naomi Campbell, Olivia Palermo, and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen to name a few) with the majority of guests decked out in Versace or Versus. Estelle performed while guests sipped lemonade and vodka cocktails, all for a good cause. Click below for images from inside the event.

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Christopher Kane Joins the Ranks of Designers Scared of Bloggers

fashionologie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:35:24 PST

>> Designers are really starting to sound off on bloggers - Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been plastered all over the place after seating four bloggers in their Spring 2010 front row; Gabbana told the Wall Street Journal: "It's the future. How many young customers don't read newspapers - they read blogs!" Alber Elbaz recently admitted that he's "really scared of bloggers," and it sounds like Christopher Kane tends to agree. He told Vogue UK:

“It’s a bit mad, isn’t it? It feels like it’s happened all of a sudden and at some shows this season the front row was just all bloggers. I think it will die down though, and people know what they are doing. No one who wants to read a serious review of a show is going to look at what a 14-year-old thinks. But it has become more critical; people can say what they want about anyone on a blog without consequences and that’s quite scary. There are real repercussions for a designer if a photo of something is leaked by a blog; it can be copied in a fortnight and that can really harm a business. You have to be much more careful now.”

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Donatella Brings that Versace Glamour to the Whitney Museum Art Gala

fashionologie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:35:06 PDT

>> For the second year running, the Whitney Art Musem Gala was Donatella Versace's party. Editors - Olivier Zahm, Lauren Santo Domingo, Glenda Bailey - commingled with designers - Peter Som, Moises de la Renta, Ruffian's Claude Morais and Brian Wolk - and a smattering of models like Chanel Iman and Hana Soukupova. Christopher Kane's Versus designs even made an appearance - the Fall 2009 crystal shoes were on Byrdie Bell's feet, and Taylor Momsen - who seems to be close with the Versaces, particularly Allegra, changed into a black Spring 2010 Versus frock for the Studio Party post-Gala Dinner.

Donatella was fashionably late to the party - two hours in, she was nowhere to be found; perhaps she was still upstairs tending to VIPs - as was Lindsay Lohan, who swept in, all blonde hair and gold dress - earning comparisons to Donatella's trademark look. Lohan said she came "for Donatella" before beelining to Brian Atwood for a chat. Keeping with the "art chic" theme, the walls of one whole room at the party downstairs was covered in paper for guests to scribble on.

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 08/31/09 The September Issue Box Office Hit, Versus is Back

FabSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:52:02 PDT

The sweet box office success of The September Issue.

Versace to re-launch Versus with a ready-to-wear runway show at Milan fashion week.

Fashion priestess Carine Roitfeld talks personal style.

Olivier Theyskens gets literary with a book titled "Olivier Theyskens: The Other Side of the Picture."

Kate Moss - in the wax.

Donatella Versace Relaunching Versus Ready-to-Wear In Time for Milan Fashion Week

fashionologie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:39:57 PDT

>> Versus, the young Versace line originally launched in 1989 and designed by Donatella Versace under her brother Gianni's supervision before it was discontinued in 2005, is being revived - no surprises here, considering that Donatella said in March of the line: "It was the first collection that my brother Gianni let me work on, on my own, so it's very precious to me."

She asked Christopher Kane to produce a capsule collection of crystal-studded Versus shoes and bags, which was rolled out in February, and for Spring 2010, the brand is on track for a full-fledged "dynamic presentation" of Versus ready-to-wear during Milan Fashion Week, according to a spokeswoman.

The line, which targets "Young Hollywood," or women between 20 and 30, is currently being sold in the new Versus showroom in Milan. “It’s very rock ’n’ roll and sexy,” Donatella Versace told WWD. “The collection reflects Versus’ DNA and is aimed at young people who want to dress with their own style but like to evolve and break new ground.”

fashionologie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:34:25 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -The recent partnership between Donatella Versace and Christopher Kane for Versus was logical, since he's widely considered her protege, but according to Versace, it goes further than that: "Christopher reminds me of my brother Gianni when he was young. He has the same energy. That is why I asked him to work on Versus. It was the first collection that my brother Gianni let me work on, on my own, so it's very precious to me." [British Vogue]
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