Versace Blends Mod Vibes, Equestrian Nods and Juicy Prints for Resort 2025
Fresh from receiving her new title of grand officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, one of the country’s highest honors, Donatella Versace presented a resort 2025 collection that reflected her personal attitude of doing things on one’s own terms.
Keeping the collection tight, she conjured a lineup that was an invitation to express oneself with a dash of boldness, here delivered through a spontaneous approach to dressing and mixing of references that ranged from Mod vibes to equestrian tailoring and playful prints.
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“I love this vibrant Versace Gang. Preppy punk, a little Mod, sharply tailored with acid colors and prints, slashed and layered,” Versace said. “This is the young rebel attitude I love with clothes worn in an entirely personal way. Take Versace and make it your own.”
Versace focused the collection on a sense of softness and ease dictated by plush and stretchy textures and simple silhouettes. In the most wintery options, fuzzy oversize knitted sweaters were covered with a Dalmatian or leopard motif, which also popped up on the collars and trimmings of black tailored jackets that came cropped or in hourglass shapes. The equestrian reference was also strong in the sartorial pieces, which Versace paired with animalier printed stirrup leggings.
Shearling trims and Versace’s staple safety pins offered a fun and daring riff on Ladies Who Lunch-winking herringbone coats and miniskirts, knitted twinsets and LBD styles crafted in stretchy jersey or soft plongé leather.
As the lineup progressed, the restrained color palette gave way to outbursts of vivid red and peridot hues, clearly targeting the summer delivery. Imbued with the same youthful attitude, juicy prints of strawberries, ladybug motifs and floral patterns were splashed on tops, skirts and frocks twisted and fastened with safety pins. Devoré and richly embroidered iterations of these patterns particularly shined on pencil skirts and see-through slipdresses, which stood out as the collection’s ultimate mood-lifters.
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Launch Gallery: Versace Resort 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection
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