The fashion doyenne, 70, was the brand’s longtime creative director but was pushed into a chief brand ambassador role earlier this year.

On the heels of Dario Vitale's first Versace show for spring 2026, WWD pooled the first reactions from fashion historians, vintage connoisseurs and talent scouts. Here's what they had to say.

At Milan Fashion Week, Dario Vitale presented his first collection for Versace to a star-studded front row that included Bianca Jagger and Mia Khalifa.

The Versace blazer and jeans that Julia Roberts wore during the Venice Film Festival — evoking consternation online about its new chief creative officer Dario Vitali — was probably no fluke. “I’ve ...

Stray Kids’ Hyunjin met Donatella Versace while he was in Italy for Milan Fashion Week. The SKZ member attended the Versace SS26 Fashion show on September 26. As seen in Donatella’s post, Hyunjin also ...

Victoria Beckham is opening up like never before in her Netflix docuseries. Released on Wednesday, the three-part documentary ...

The new creative director’s inaugural show at the House of Gianni was sexy, gloriously queer-coded, and healing in ways I ...

MILAN (AP) — Versace’s “intimate event” to launch Dario Vitale as the new creative director during Milan Fashion Week on Friday sprawled over two floors of a 17th-century palazzo and attracted ...

The Spring 2026 collection marked a new chapter for Versace, led by Dario Vitale, the first non-family member entrusted with the house’s direction. His debut proved less about theatrical spectacle and ...

It never matters what the final score of a Chiefs game is. Gracie Hunt always delivers winning game-day outfits. Case in point: the leather dress, appropriately Chiefs red, she wore Sunday for the ...

Of all the designers to present a debut collection for a major house during fashion week this September, Dario Vitale arguably had one of the lowest profiles. Prior to his appointment as Versace’s new ...