RUNWAY REPORT.....Milan Fashion Week: Versace Spring/Summer 2018

WHAT: Versace Spring/Summer 2018. The Versace "Tribute" Collection. It has been 20 years since Gianni Versace's death and his sister, Donatella, who took the realm as Creative Director for the iconic Italian fashion house, decided to pay an homage to her brother. At the conclusion of the Versace Spring 2018 Collection, the curtains opened to show Carla (Bruni-Sarkozy), Claudia (Schiffer), Naomi (Campbell), Cindy (Crawford) and Helena (Christensen): Some of the TOP ORIGINAL SUPERMODELS and Gianni Versace Model Muses...in Versace gold chainmail dresses...

Bow Down to the Divas: (L to R) Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen--Versace "Tribute" Collection Spring/Summer 2018

 Gianni and his Girls: Gianni Versace and the 90's Supermodels including  (L to R) Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Yazmeen Ghauri, Nedege, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Karen Mulder and Beverly Peel--Gianni Versace Spring 1992

INSPIRATION: According to the New York Times: Donatella went into the archives: a 10,760-square-foot storage facility in Novara, Italy, a town west of Milan, which houses 13,000 pieces by Mr. Versace. And she came out with a collection that would be a celebration of 12 classic prints her brother created between 1991 and 1997, including the “Warhol” (a primary-colored riot of Marilyn and James Dean portraits), the animalière (leopard) and the baroque (ornate gold squiggles). And while she remade a few pieces in their entirety, most she decided to reclaim via her own specifications: more day wear, sharper shoulders, fewer slits. What would her brother say about the result? Ms. Versace laughed. “Bitch!” Then she added, “No, he’d love it.”

Then & Now:

Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1991 "Pop Art" Collection and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Christy Turlington modeling  sequined "Vogue Magazine" Jumpsuit--Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1991 "Pop Art" Collection and Kaia Gerber (Cindy Crawford's 16-year old daughter) modeling the Spring 2018 version, Versace Spring 2018

Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1995 ad featuring Yazmeen Ghauri and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1995 featuring Linda Evangelista and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1992 featuring Linda Evangelista and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Model Yazmeen Ghauri in Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1995 and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Models Trish Goff, Shalom Harlow and Amber Valletta in Gianni Versace Spring/Summer 1995 Richard Avedon ad, and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Gianni Versace Fall/Winter 1997 and Versace Spring/Summer 2018

Collection Highlights:

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 (L to R) Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen with Donatella Versace (center front)--Versace Spring/Summer 2018

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