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Donatella Versace on the Nineties icons who influenced her A/W collection
‘I wanted to create something innovative and relevant to today, yet instantly recognisable through its iconic symbols,’ says the designer Donatella Versace of her latest collection for the Italian fashion house. And so, in a nod to the famous dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley in 1994, models strode down the catwalk with a Nirvana soundtrack blaring, in distressed pieces held together with embellished safety pins. The brand’s tailoring heritage was reflected in oversize tweed jackets with acidbright linings, and grungy cardigans with frayed hems, while a new handbag line, Virtus, also made its debut. And it was up to another Nineties icon – Stephanie Seymour – to close the show. ‘She is a true Versace woman – confident, daring, smart and strong,’ says Donatella. ‘A woman who isn’t afraid to step outside her comfort zone, because she knows that imperfection is the new perfection.’ lucy halfhead