Milan Fashion Week: How Versace married gritty and divine for spring/summer 2023, with Bella Hadid and Paris Hilton strutting in dark and neon bridal dresses with veils and tiaras

Sep 27 , 2022

A model presents a creation by Versace from the spring/summer 2023 collection during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on September 23. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘I have always loved a rebel,’ said Donatella Versace in a statement about the Italian luxury brand’s latest collection, dubbed ‘goddess gone grunge’

All black looks abounded, as did pink and purple with zebra print, studs and leather … long dresses combined with deep cowl necklines and flared trousers

Italian luxury label Versace mixed tiaras and studs for its latest womenswear creations at Milan Fashion Week, offering a collection it called “a goddess gone grunge” for next spring.

Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace acknowledges applause following the presentation of Versace’s women’s spring/summer 2023 fashion collection on September 23, as part of the Fashion Week in Milan. Photo: AFP

Designer Donatella Versace opened the show late on Friday, September 23, with all black looks, including tightfitting dresses slashed at different angles. Black biker jackets and leather trousers had fringes or metal studs.