And while the Cannes Film Festival continues to consecrate unforgettable fashion moments on its red carpet, that’s it Dua Lipa and Donatella Versace get their deserved part of the scene. This time not on the starry carpet, but on an ad hoc catwalk for the occasion. The 27-year-old English singer and the creative director of the Italian fashion house have co-designed – yes, together! – a fashion collection: The holiday it is a celebration of Italian lifestyle in full Versace mood, but also of friendship and an all-female collaboration.
Rosie (Huntington-Whiteley) on one side, and Lily Rose Depp on the other: two red carpets of the seventh evening of the Film Festival, two stars that shine the most, in a constellation of dream dresses that make your head spin. Here they are all (with our votes)
A rare event, indeed unique, if we consider that the last four-handed experiment was the (surprise) one in September 2021, in the midst of Milan Fashion Week, when Donatella Versace joined forces with Kim Jones, creative director of Fendi, and how the result of that synergy was the iconic Fendace fashion show (Fendi by Versace and Versace by Fendi).
No Milan Fashion Week this time: we are against the backdrop of the French Riviera, with a few seats for carefully selected guests, and a catwalk with a view of the sea and perspective pointing straight to the horizon. Perfect location to present a collection that speaks of summer lightheartedness, desire for freedom and glamour, that glamor that defined the era of Gianni Versace’s supermodels.
And it is precisely the creative vision of brother Gianni that Donatella Versace and Dua Lipa honor in The holiday: their vision of modern elegance takes shape with iconic prints, such as ladybugs and butterflies from the Versace Spring-Summer 1995 collection. The brand’s most identifying emblem is not missing: the Greca is the motif repeated like a mantra, which animates belts and jewelry.
The colors to focus on this summer according to Donatella and Dua? The soft ones, but still energizing: candy pink, pastel sky blue and wisteria, used for suits made up of oversized jackets and miniskirts, but also metallic effect minidresses, perfect for not going unnoticed. Among the trendy prints we find polka dots and lots of all-over logomania, on tops, swimsuits, shorts and miniskirts. Then there are the glitters, which complete the outlines of the dresses by shining on theiconic Gianni Ribbon, taken from the Versace Spring-Summer 2023 collection.
«I love summer and for me this collection celebrates the best of this time of year – explains Donatella Versace. – Gorgeous colours, fun prints and light silhouettes. This is the perfect summer collection — whether lounging poolside in a brightly printed bikini, or dancing on warm summer evenings in a flawless evening gown — these dresses instantly make me think of my holidays and the sun. Dua loves fashion, I love music: we are the perfect duo! We had so much fun designing this collection together. We felt like we were on vacation, and this is exactly the spirit we want you to experience when wearing our garments».
Emblematic name of 20th century fashion, Gianni Versace was a designer “of his time” and of what is yet to come. His artistic legacy, celebrated today in the creative vision of his sister Donatella, lives on in these 7 precious maxims
The holiday is a see-now-buy-now collection, available for purchase now. But what makes this collaboration fascinating is also the advertising campaign, of which Dua Lipa – if not her, who? – is the protagonist: taken by Carlijn Jacobs, the campaign images give shape and voice to the protagonist dresses, which the London star comments as follows: “In making this collection, Donatella and I have combined our love for this season. Re-exploring the archives, we found ourselves drawn to many of the same references to the past, the process was truly challenging and rewarding.”
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Source: Vanity Fair
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