Prima Vera

Spring '09 - Milano

Prima :
First post of the season, first post of the blog, Versace - first day in Milan.

Vera: The first time I became cognizant of Versace : Via dei Tornabuoni in Firenze, circa 1996 (my age? you figure it out). If I recall correctly Versace was razor sharp with a pre-emptive 80's revival spewing neon animal print, lace, feathers and a sea of trash all over the runway.

Since then Gianni (RIP) has tragically bowed out, Donnatella has dynastically and fantastically taken the reins, and this year Versace's 80's revival rolled in not as a sea, but in creamy waves of yummy pastels, crisp shoulders, behind-the-wheel leather, modern buttery textures. If Don Johnson, the Amalfi coast, and Duran Duran had babies this is what they would wear - delicious.