The recent Versace collection faced criticism for lacking its usual glamour and excitement, with offerings such as strapless corseted evening looks which reminded viewers more of average fare than high fashion. The collection seemed to oscillate between stylish and distasteful, influenced by the company's challenging position following a significant revenue drop and failed merger attempts. Critics noted that the interplay of elegance and vulgarity, a hallmark of Versace, felt absent, resulting in garments that failed to inspire and evoke the brand's historic flair for boldness and aspiration.
"Each piece seemed more like duty-free Versace rather than va-va-voom Versace, the plot lost somewhere in the frenetic zigzag between Babygirl power women playing tacky in the bedroom and rhinestone cowboys doing the tunnel walk."
"There has always been a full-frontal flirtation between elegance and vulgarity in a Versace show that makes it a blast to watch, but the joy was missing this time around."
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