Donatella Versace didn’t want the collection to look “fashion-y”. On paper, that adds an element of anarchy. In actuality, the fashion element remained.
Donatella Versace injected the hard rock’n’roll edge of the Versus of old with a transfusion of high performance sportswear to create a successful contemporary hybrid.
Versus is courting millennials with a fierce hunger to define themselves as individuals.
Anthony Vaccarello has been successful at mastering the Versace vibe for the Versus woman, but the obligatory menswear means there is still a significant amount of clunk to sort out with the reboot.
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