

Versace opened the Maison’s archives to Lipa. Donatella really cares about how you feel in a dress. Black glitter winged eyeliner, opera gloves with rhinestone rings and cuffs on top, sheer black tights, classic pumps and top-handled bags added to the dressed-up, cinematic glamour. Versace Pre-Fall 2023 collection, runway looks, beauty, models. There were sexy dresses with conical folded busts, volume at the hips, fluted necklines and rounded shoulders, as well as chic strapless high belted baby dolls with front pleats that looked young and fresh. Using archival research from the spring 1995 Versace collection (Naomi walked in that one, too), and images of that collection shot by Richard Avedon and Steven Meisel, the collection pushed strong tailoring, pure shapes and a lot of black - for men and women. (The show featured five actual Atelier Versace dresses on the runway, which the designer hopes might make yet another appearance on Sunday’s Oscars red carpet.) The designer was looking at the toile of a nipped-at-waist printed cocktail dress from the latest collection and said, “We should do this for L.A.”Ĭue the black padded hourglass jacket and pencil skirt Gigi Hadid opened the show in, setting the tone for the rigorously crafted collection.

The starting point, as it turns out, was couture, or rather Atelier Versace.

“It’s almost couture,” Versace said of the collection in the backstage scrum Thursday afternoon. Dua Lipa showed a little love for Versace and Barbie at the Barbie movies London premiere today. Presented live at Milan Fashion Week, Donatella Versace's new collection is inspired by the brand's iconic silk foulard. RELATED: See All the Celebrities at the Versace Showīeyond gathering 520 guests for a Versace-branded gold carpet, no fewer than 120 of them VIPs dressed by the house, the mission was to elevate. The Milan fashion house wanted to decamp pre-Oscars to Hollywood, the place that literally and figuratively has given it so much over the past 40-plus years in the way of inspiration, red-carpet moments and campaign faces. The city view from the rooftop of the Pacific Design Center at magic hour, spanning the Hollywood Hills to the snow-capped San Bernardino Mountains to the downtown skyline, and the gorgeous parade of Versace power glamour at its best, made it worth it. Los Angeles has been historically wet this year, and the fashion house was able to pull the show together 24 hours sooner, on Thursday night instead of Friday, to prevent colliding with another atmospheric river. The actress even went further back than the 1980s, wearing a black-and-white striped Herve Leger bandage dress for an event in Sydney, inspired by the swimsuit the doll wore in the 1950s.With Sir Elton John, Dua Lipa, Pamela Anderson and Jeff Bezos in the seats Naomi Campbell, Kendall Jenner and Gigi and Bella Hadid on the runway, Donatella Versace had her Hollywood moment, inclement weather forecast be damned. Other famous versions of Barbie that Robbie dressed as include Pink & Fabulous Barbie and Sparkling Barbie. The actress attended the daytime part of the event in the day look, switching to the night version for the premiere, with both outfits designed by Versace. In Seoul, Robbie wore two looks in one day for the South Korean premiere to pay homage to 1985’s Day to Night Barbie. In Mexico City, Robbie stepped out in not one, but two Barbie-inspired looks for the press conference and pink-carpet premiere – Earring Magic Barbie and Totally Hair Barbie.īoth dolls were released in 1992 and served as inspiration for the Balmain and Pucci dresses the star wore. Sofia Sanchez wore a replica of the dress worn by Barbie with Down syndrome during the movie's Los Angeles premiere. Outfits inspired by Barbie's most famous looks Robbie and Mukamal have also dug into the fashion archives for some vintage outfits, all in Barbie’s signature pink. AFP Mattelĭesigners have queued up to be a part of the film’s hype, with those including Versace, Chanel, Balmain and Manolo Blahnik all providing bespoke outfits, accessories and shoes for the press events and screenings. Margot Robbie wears an outfit inspired by the day look worn by Mattel's Day to Night Barbie.
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The Australian actress who portrays the Mattel figurine in the Greta Gerwig-directed film has worked with her long-time stylist Andrew Mukamal to draw inspiration from – and update – some of Barbie’s most enduring outfits. As the world gears up for Barbie, one of summer’s most anticipated films, leading lady Margot Robbie has been busy channelling some of the doll’s most famous looks as she tours the globe.
