How can you not love Donatella Versace? Season after season, the Italian queen of glamour presents collections that are a welcome change in the at-times overtly serious fashion week schedule. For the Spring/Summer 2025 show, Versace decided to revisit one of her favourite collections that she designed for Versus – the house’s diffusion line which she was in charge of while her brother, Gianni, was still at the helm of the main brand – back in 1996 ( for Spring ‘97). Almost three decades since the show took place in New York, Versace felt nostalgic for the sense of joyfulness and spontaneity of the times which that collection so clearly evoked, and decided to bring it back in its more modern iteration.

The offering opened with looks which playfully clashed zigzaggy knitted cardigans and polos with slinky floral skirts. The psychedelic prints were further explored in sets inspired by pajamas (worn with a mod haircut covering the eyeline) and see-through tops and dresses paired with equally see-through red tights. The colour palette screamed 1970s in the best possible way, with pale yellow and lavender garments being particularly desirable propositions. The vintage hues were complimented with nods to Western – from washed jeans to brown leather vests and suede jackets fit for a modern (and super sexy!) cowboy.

Words by Martin Onufrowicz

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