Gianni Versace Spring 2009

Who says sexy girls can’t be “mathletes”? Not Donatella Versace, who closed the Milan season with an appealing, sassy collection that was all about geometry rendered in typical Versace-esque proportions, which is to say, tight and tiny.
The key shape: a little structured dress with a bustier bodice and skirt sculpted round or square-ish to create the illusion of a tiny waist. A variation on a house classic, for sure, but Versace didn’t fall prey to same old, same old, instead delivering zip via zippers and sweetness via hearts.