Donatella Versace On Bringing Back The '80s: 'It Was About Excess' (VIDEO)
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Donatella Versace knows that fashion is about moving forward, but the Versace house can't help but keep one eye on the eighties as it evolves into the 21st century. In a recent interview, Donatella told New York Magazine's fashion director Harriet Mays Powell that the what Versace is doing today is exactly what the late Gianni did thirty years ago:
"Gianni was an icon in the eighties because Gianni was daring. And the eighties was about daring, it was about excess, it was about in-your-face fashion."
With Versace's new collection full of metallics, fabric combinations, graphics, zippers and form-fitting garments, Donatella has kept the name's identity but modernized it for today's audience.
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First Posted: 07-20-09 10:28 AM | Updated: 07-20-09 12:13 PM