A new Versace evolution. Elevated deconstruction, softness. Stripped of detail, transparent silk chiffon gowns flow from boned body lined in velvet, the fabric free to float as if pure air. Cut-out chiffon layers create raw-edged flowers that decorate chiffon dresses in dove grey, powdery pink, faded green and lilac. Fil coupé velvet and hand-painted flowers are floating on a long gown as if destroyed, with boning lined in velvet at a sheer body. A string of flowers trails up to hold the dress at the neck and the head. A new sense of ease comes from an oversized embellished sweater which hangs off the shoulder, worn over a floor length embellished slip dress, held just by slender shoulder straps. Bands of silk chiffon unravel around the body, decorated with Swarovski crystal and chainmail, clinging to the body before falling to the floor. Transparency is crucial throughout, whether the softness of long sheer dress with velvet-lined boning and crystal embroidered flowers, or the attitude of a lace.
