When it involves trend and celeb collaborations, few are as well-suited as Dua Lipa and Donatella Versace. The “Poison” singer launched her debut Versace assortment, referred to as “La Vacanza” (which means vacation in Italian), with a star-studded present in Cannes on 23 May, marking the primary time the Italian trend home has opened up its design course of to a collaborator on this approach.
The assortment itself is a mixture of Barbiecore tailoring, stylish buckled robes, and glamorous swimwear. Fun prints of butterfly motifs and monochrome polka dots are threaded all through the designs, whereas key items have been reworked from previous collections for a contemporary reimagination. Metallic minidresses and signature Medusa jewelry are the icing on the cake, making it a cruise assortment that can get your model juices flowing to your summer season vacation.
Lipa’s relationship with the style home started in 2018 when she wore a Versace swimsuit to carry out her hit single, “New Rules”, on the Brit Awards. “Donatella has supported me from the very beginning,” Dua informed Vogue Magazine. “That Brits performance was very special to me.” Since then, she’s returned to her Versace roots quite a few instances, dipping into the intensive archive for her take a look at the 2022 Grammy Awards, amongst different trendy appears.
And the pairing is smart. Lipa just isn’t afraid to push the style boundaries and have enjoyable together with her wardrobe. Whether it is a thong-baring minidress or a netted Spongebob Squarepants-inspired ensemble, she completely combines the attractive with the eccentric. “Dua represents the woman of today: she’s confident, strong, and she has the ability to influence people – not just because she’s famous, but because of her values,” Donatella added.
The present, which occurred within the picturesque Boulevard de la Croisette throughout Cannes Film Festival, attracted an A-list crowd, too. Simone Ashley sat on the frow carrying a fuchsia pink minidress with cutout center and lime trim, Lewis Hamilton rocked a black silk shirt, whereas Rosie Huntington-Whitely regarded effortlessly stylish in a black cutout blazer costume alongside fiancé, Jason Statham. While Dua’s new boyfriend, French director Romain Gavras, didn’t seem like in attendance, they did go pink carpet official on Friday, 19 May on the screening of the movie “Omar La Fraise”.
It’s a busy week for Lipa who can be releasing her single “Dance the Night Away” for the upcoming “Barbie” film, through which she seems as a blue-haired mermaid Barbie, on 26 May. We’ll be listening, whereas drooling over her “La Vacanza” assortment. Read forward to see extra of the Cannes runway, and Lipa starring within the marketing campaign herself.
