Gianni Versace highlights the shirt-waister as the starting point and common denominator for some items in his new ready-to-wear collection.
'Long-forgotten garments can be reclaimed with a new attitude for day and evening,' according to the designer.
He also takes a fresh approach to his suits this season.
'The jackets are fitted and often short, cropped to about waist length or just over the hips and held with a thin belt,' general manager Belinda Kwan said.
Skirts are either straight or A-line and all are just above the knee and sometimes slit from the thigh down. Besides Versace's beloved black, the colour spectrum embraces orange, lime and yellow.
'Then there are daubed patterns and those are mostly in fluorescent colours,' Ms Kwan said.