Versace spring-summer 2011 at Milan Fashion Week 2011

Versace spring-summer 2011 at Milan Fashion Week 2011: Donatella Versace made the attraction of opposites the key focus of her spring/summer 2011 collection at Milan Fashion Week tonight.She offset thigh-high hemlines with “the new long”, a slim pencil that covered the knee.She contrasted cheeky cutouts, panels of see-through PVC, and rib cage-skimming jackets with high waisted skirts and modest necklines.

And she mixed plain white and beige with sharp, bright, primary stripes in red, turquoise and yellow, with black and white.

The Greek “fret” or “key” motif, first used by her late brother, Gianni, was a major element in this snappy, sculptured show.Like a frieze on a Delphic temple, it traced a line down the torso, on a slim patent belt around the waist, or in the flurry of multicolored fringing which marked the sexy little party-dresses, and cutaway tops with slim skirts.Many dresses featured equestrian-look “martingale” straps at the back, or sides, criss-crossing over bare flesh.Donatella Versace also wrote the epitaph for the famous Versace “platform”, accessorising all her models with spike-heeled, multi-strapped shoes with a “zero sole”.For red carpet devotees, she returned to a favourite theme, the Greek Goddess, with a parade of bra-top gowns, in red, turquoise, beige and white, swathed over the bodice with silk fringes, which then cascaded over the long skirts.
The Mad Men actress January Jones, together with Jada Pinkett-Smith, and her singer-daughter, Willow, and Alex James of Blur, were expected at the second showing of the Versace collection later tonight.
The Versace collection also featured several pieces of knitwear inspired by the young British designer, Louise Goldin, the British Fashion Council Fashion Forward winner, sponsored by Coutts, who has just started a consultancy project with the Italian brand.

 Versace spring-summer 2011 at Milan Fashion Week 2011

Fashion at the 2010 American Music Awards

We like the AMAs. We like that they are voted for by Joe Public and not ‘industry insiders’ (who are these insiders anyway?). Judging by the winners, it seems safe to say people really, really like Justin Bieber.

As ever, the fashion didn’t disappoint. Some looked divine. Others looked... ‘interesting’ (we mean you Nicki Minaj).

Christina Milian

See the red carpet looks in full after the jump.


Rihanna in a Elie Saab couture dress, Christian Louboutin heels and Neil Lane jewellery.

Rihanna

Keri Hilson wore a short and backless crocodile skin Sammy B dress with House of Harlow (Nicole Ritchie's jewellery range - available at www.mywardrobe.com) gold and black bangles, Noir earrings and Francesco Sacco shoes.

Keri Hilson

There’s a lot going on in this dress! Nicki Minaj wore a Manish Arora creation with Christian Louboutin shoes.

Nicki Minaj

Jada Pinkett-Smith in a bespoke Emilio Pucci gown and Christian Louboutin heels.

Jada Pinkett-Smith