Donatella Versace is an expert at putting together memorable fashion shows season after season. Who could forget last year's iconic 'Fendace' mash-up featuring Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell? J-Lo's internet-breaking catwalk appearance to mark 20 years of the dress? Not to mention SS18's reunion of the original supermodels in gold chainmail looks – and that's just from the past few years alone...
So naturally, we have come to expect an epic, high octane, star-studded spectacle from every Versace show – but still, we found ourselves rather taken by a (very pleasant) surprise last night, when none other than Paris Hilton closed Versace's SS23 show in Milan.
Wearing a super-sparkly, Swarovski crystal-encrusted hot pink mini dress, with matching sky-high heels and veil, the hotel heiress strutted down the runway with her signature sassy attitude to the utter delight of guests, who whooped and cheered as she made her return to the spotlight. It was the perfect mix of iconic, unexpected, nostalgic and fitting: Hilton is the original all-pink-everything Barbie-core princess, after all.
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Other high profile catwalk appearances included Gigi and Bella Hadid, who walked for the first time this SS23 season donning multi-coloured bridal veils, as well as Irina Shayk and Emily Ratajkowski, who made multiple appearances during London Fashion Week, including Nensi Dojaka and JW Anderson.
The collection itself, meanwhile, was as noteworthy as ever, ranging from edgy all-black biker chic looks, to pink and purple party outfits, with a few super-sexy, colourful bridal looks thrown in too. As Paris would say, 'That's hot'.
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Clementina Jackson is Acting Site Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, working across news and features, trends, e-commerce and SEO. She was previously Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health, and Acting Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, where she was named as a PPA 30 Under 30 award winner for her work on size inclusivity. An experienced fashion, travel and luxury lifestyle journalist, Clementina has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler, Red and Italy Segreta.
