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Donatella Versace: The Blonde Takes LA

Hollywood has always been close to the designer’s heart, so it was pure kismet that Donatella showed her latest collection in Los Angeles three days before the Oscars.
Donatella Versace at the Versace Autumn/Winter 2023 show in Los Angeles.
Donatella Versace at the Versace Autumn/Winter 2023 show in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)

It never rains in Southern California. Except lately, when it just won’t stop. Donatella Versace had to move her show from Friday to Thursday, because her spectacular venue, atop the Pacific Design Centre, was exposed to the elements, and the weather gods were promising more chaos. No option to take it inside. The view from the roof — city lights twinkling all the way to the Hollywood sign — was just too good a backdrop for the presentation, which was, in a way, Donatella’s homage to LA.

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Tim Blanks
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Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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