A collection which taps into ‘ath-evening’ and shows a designer tapped into reality and current trends On Sunday night Donatella Versace,a pocket-rocket of a designer from Milan, opened the haute couture shows in Paris with a collection that was both contemporary and rooted in reality. Well, and at least as much rooted in reality as it is possible to be when talking about evening dresses costing more than £10000.
Her collection was named “Athletic Couture” and featured dresses with ergonomic lines which traced the models’ curves,harness straps and white ski pants and matching zip tops highlighted with orange disappear-faster stripes all of which could loosely be termed sporty. Before the show the designer said: “I was thinking about women at their most focused and dynamic … women who push themselves to the limit.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com