DONATELLA VERSACE ATELIER Défilé Haute Couture Paris Printemps/Eté 2004 Part 2

PARIS, January 19, 2004
Donatella Versace returned to the couture runway in svelte form—ironed blonde hair whipping to the waist, body trimmed and trained. That is the way the designer made her entrance at the end of the show, and that is the way every other girl on the runway was made to look, too. It drove home the point of the first Atelier Versace runway presentation since fall 2002: confidence in the high-glam, knock-your-eyes-out dressing this house has made its signature.
Daywear? Forget it. Even a white suit comes worked in satin with a bedazzling, crunchy crystal belt and super-flared pants, then turns to flaunt a back in paper-cutout lace. Something described in the program notes as a "mini trench" is sliced and pieced in such a way that at least 50 percent of the action is sheer. A generic rock-chick leather jacket—shredded into strips, braided and knotted like macramé, and molded to form a second skin—gets upgraded to superstar status.

And for evening? Tiny minidresses that appear to be nothing more than fine bead necklaces. Lashings of pastel satin and chiffon, slashed with cutouts and edged with sparkle. In short, everything you need if you equate the words photo opportunity with another chance to go in for the kill.

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[andro669]

Donatella at her best!

[epvideochannel]

wasnt that bad the dresses n donatella seems more skinny n happy than in the recent shows!

[eddiesanford07]

I love how they used the final scene from Tosca for the final collection of Atelier Versace. It's such an amazing comparison of Gianni's great love.

[americaland]

Only three models clapped at the end... it was a amazing collection.

[kanzaki88]

the finale dress was awesome. and the dramatic posing that karolina made at 1:38 was perfect timing with the music. all in all it was a great collection. i miss seeing karolina kurkova in versace runway.

[fashionina1]

this was an excellent collection!!!!!!

[marcela4705]

a dispoz como siempre !