Evening ensemble

Couture Line Versace Couture Italian
Design House Gianni Versace Italian
Designer Gianni Versace Italian

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With his tour-de-force fashion intelligence, Versace dissects and explodes the sari into separate color planes. The cropped yellow tee functions as a choli under a completely deconstrcted sari that merges with punk via its safety-pin connectors and strident color. The diagonal one-shouldered top, a vestige of the sari's spiralling finish, has been transmogrified into Versace's sophisticated Milanese sensuality.

Evening ensemble, Versace Couture (Italian, founded 1992), synthetic fiber, Italian

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