What: DONATELLA VERSACE Presents the New VERSUS VERSACE
Where: Regiment Armory, NYC
Who: Donatella Versace, Heidi Klum, JW Anderson, Mena Suvari, Dan Ragone, Dani Stahl, Amy Astley, Anne Christensen, Nicole Phelps, Joe Jonas, Taylor Momsen, Maryna Linchuk, Sal Morale, Olivier Zahm, Hayden Panettiere, Hannah Simone, Martin Cohn, Geordon Nicol, Leigh Lezark
Calling all Donatella fans! Tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. Donatella Versace will host a special Google+ Hangout with blogger Jay Strut from her New York City showroom. Visitors will get a preview of the new Versus Versace label relaunching on Wednesday. On that day Donatella will also be throwing a bash at the Lexington Avenue Armory that includes a look at the capsule collection by J.W. Anderson and live performances.
Few things give us greater pleasure than artists illustrating iconic designers and, thus, make them seem larger than life. Legendary illustrator Robert Risko has sketched Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, and Giorgio Armani for “Drawn To Fashion,” a feature in the latest edition of V Magazine, featuring Miley Cyrus on the cover. We want more!
‘Tis the season for change and Versus is changing by going seasonless. A new version of the Versace diffusion line will launch online May 15th as a digitally focused, non-seasonal collection.
Attention, Versace aficionados! L.A. based designers Nikolai and Simon Haas have created a 12 piece collection for Versace home, including the must have of the decade, The Donatella Chair. Made from honeycomb brass with black leather upholstery, the chair is obvi an homage to creative director Donatella Versace
Handsome Belgian designer Christian Wijnants (where has he been all our life?) has been awarded the International Woolmark Prize, the only major fashion award dedicated to designers working with wool. The impressive judging panel included Donatella Versace, Victoria Beckham, Diane von Furstenberg, Tim Blanks, and Franca Sozzani.
How did a self-described “flunk-out†from Dorset become the biggest beauty phenom since the chignon? Mousse maestro Guido Palau explains.
BY MARIA DENARDO
This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen an Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, or Donatella Versace doll, but we can never get enough. A group of girls in Bali (!!!!) have knitted Mua Mua dolls of the whole cast (Franca! Valentino! Galliano!) that are available on Giftlab.com for £85.