WILD WILD WEST. “I wanted this collection to be a celebration of individuality and the freedom to be whoever you want to be, in the face of all the oppression in the world right now,” Donatella Versace exclaimed, following Versace’s typically provocative fall/winter 2014/15 show.
To whom she was addressing with this statement remains unclear: the cowboys or the bikers? Contrary to the popular stereotype, Donatella presents these manliest of men, who tame wild animals and rough roads on a regular basis, as sexually expressive beings this season. They are extravagant and bold in her vernacular proudly sporting western-flavored accessories. A clutch with handcuffs, signet rings and necklaces with sheriff’s badge designs, all representing tokens of a new, boundless masculinity.