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Outstanding Fall 2001 Versace by Donatella Versace Runway Look 54 Green Silk Bias Cut Dress

  • The twin of this dress walked the runway as Look 54 for the Fall 2001 Versace show.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Donatella Versace.
  • In the show notes, Donatella said "above all a woman must dress to please herself". In the book Versace Catwalk they noted that the collection "evoked a hedonistic pop culture moment – late 1970s? Early 1980s? – that was picked up throughout the collection and expanded upon by Steven Mizell when he photographed the advertising campaign in the Playboy mansion."
  • Vogue stated that many of the looks played on what she had just done in her Couture collection "fitted hips and corseted waist lines were all the core of her collection"
  • This dress was shown with a wide heavy belt on the runway and I actually think it is better without one.
  • The dress is made out of a soft sueded feeling bias cut silk with extensive seamwork. Top stitching details the seams and the entire back panel of the dress, all a heavy nod to the 1920s and 1930s.
  • At the front the dress comes down into a V and I love how the seam extends out from that V and falls on an angle to the side of the waist. The bias cut allows the dress to skim loosely over you in the most perfect way.
  • When the dress is worn without a belt it has shaped from how the back is constructed but has a more skimming and easy feel as it falls over the waist. More of the seamwork defines the angle panels that create the dress from under the bust to past the hips.
  • The dress curves out and over the hips and then it is brought in slightly by the final angled seam set just above the lower skirts.
  • The skirt is phenomenal. It widens out substantially and on one side there is a curved inset panel that adds even more volume. This gives it tremendous movement and volume when you move.
  • The back panel is phenomenal. This is where the dress really stands out. The sides of the front curve around and down into the low back and then the shaped panel falls over your back and into the top of the hip.
  • The panel is extensively top stitched which adds structure and shape to it. It is incredibly sexy.
  • I think this dress is absolutely phenomenal.
  • The dress is fully lined in a second, fully stitched inner layer of the same silk and it backs the entire dress. It closes with a hidden set zipper that runs along a side seam at the back. Some small areas here in there in the fabric have faded slightly. This gives it a slightly antique feel. I see a very faint mark on the back hip near the side and some slight loosening of the stitches in one spot. Please see the photos after the label. It is perfectly wearable as is and priced accordingly.
  • Labelled a vintage Versace 40
  • Great condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5402

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Versace, Look 54. Model Hannelore Knuts.

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