Versace Heaven

A very famous Brazilian fashion designer, that I admire very much for his personality besides his talent, the late Clodovil Hernandez used to say Gianni Versace is the designer responsible for transforming the woman in a whore. Maybe because he comes from a generation of designers used to the Jackie O, Maria Teresa Goulart/ first lady kind of glamour. The 80ths brought up a new kind of new Yorker, cosmopolitan inspired aggressive kind of woman that is not afraid to use her curves and her claws to get where she wants in her career and life.

I mean, dont get me wrong first lady/ classic fashion is great, and theres no mistake about it if you ask Carla Bruni but dont you guys think we need a lil bit of Victoria Beckham extravaganza to spice things up, or even to say urggggg thats so Mary from the Block! Well Carla used to be much more fun anyways when she was not married and a female Dom Juan.

More than anything Gianni designed for a woman that is not afraid to show her sensuality/ sexuality, and that’s always very good for the evolution of society. Not that sexuality should be used to get what you want, but it takes a little bit of shock for a change, and Gianni’s fashion shock expressed the need to feel better about ourselves towards our sensuality. Its like Lucas a dear friend of mine would say, If you wanna be rich, you gotta be a bitch LOL. Gianni came along with it, passing for his designs this new filestyle. Just like Channel did in the early 1900 freeing women from long, complicated and very tight outfits and giving then the freedom necessary for their growing independence. I think fashion goes along with culture and is a very powerful tool for women and society liberation.

So even tho I love Clodovil personally and his integrity, I have to disagree with him in this one. By the way Donatella Versace is doing a wonderful job, transforming women in Goddess, that’s what I felt when I first saw the models bellow. Goddess in the Olympus. Sometimes I think Donatella just like Cavalli are way too much Mary from the Block, exaggerated and Mexican soap opera prom night but I admit those dresses are what I call divine fashion!