Well gang it is time again for the adventures of
Donatellamommamia aka Versace! These eyes are sorry to report that once again
she doesn’t disappoint and even sorrier that it is not meant in a positive way.
An archive and legacy is only useful if you know how to navigate it and how to
employ it to your advantage and the legacy is something that is difficult but
not impossible to live up to season after season. One can only surmise or guess
what must pass through Signora V’s brain when she conceives each collection but
apparently the end result is seemingly misguided one way or another. It’s all
in the interpretation.
Having just completed a very extensive article about the
legacy of Gianni and his brand, his vision is still very clear in my mind which is
unfortunate as it reminds me again just how talented he was and how untalented
she is! God knows she tries but as said, she can’t seem to capture the essence
of the brand and what catapulted it to fame and fortune.
Gianni was a provocateur at times and then again he was
right in your face at times or in other words there was subtlety and there was
blatancy. With Donatellamommamia, there is only the latter because when she travels
the more subtle route, that turns out to be blatantly distasteful.
Signora seems to think that by enlarging and recoloring the
original vocabulary and DNA that she captures the essence of the house but in
reality she creates a caricature/cartoon of what once was. For me this is a sadness
as it continues to happen season after season and one still hopes that she will
be smart enough, soon enough, to yield the reins to more capable hands. In my
estimation, her rigid involvement is what prevents the brand from ever going
public or selling a majority interest.
So... without eviscerating her again and the same to still
one more collection … suffice it to say...try try again!! And Buona
Fortuna Signora
PS.. the model in your own image
..time to give THAT a rest as well!
Peculiar article, exactly what I was looking for.
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