April 23, 2024

DRESSCODE: VERSACE

Mr. Gianni Versace was driven by extravagance and so was Nomi Malone, and neither of them are what you’d call subtle. Since 1978, the Versace family have been designing empowering clothes, elegant accessories and exquisite household goods made for people who aren’t afraid to break the rules; something Nomi Malone knows well.  

If you’ve not had the pleasure of getting to know her at switchblade point, Nomi (played by Elizabeth Berkley) is the main character in Showgirls, a deeply misunderstood satire movie about a grifter who is down on her luck. She moves to the City of Sin, Las Vegas, to leave her mark and make it big - and she certainly does - with a little help from Versace along the way. 

Elizabeth had suggested during filming that she mispronounce Versace as Ver-sayce, mainly because a small town girl wouldn’t know how to say the fashion house name, but the pop culture joke which has since made fashion history goes deeper than that. It’s not that someone classy doesn’t know how to say Versace, it's because that person wouldn’t be wearing it in the first place. As supermodel maker Gianni himself once said, 

Versace was inspired by the knights of ye olde medieval times, his seamstress mother and fashionable platinum blonde sister and above all, the ever watchful Medusa. The Medusa represents the brand in that once you look into her eyes and fall in love, there is no way back. 

Versace celebrates the female form rather than eliminates it and all forms of royalty have donned the Italian don dresses - from Elizabeth Hurley wearing THAT dress to Princess Diana, who attended Gianni Versace’s untimely funeral just before her own. 

Now available online is a selection of blouses with broad masculine shoulders mixed with softer feminine shapes, reminiscent of a Goddess statue in the Versace hometown of Reggio Calabria, or even the “ancient” Roman statues at Caesars Palace on the Vegas strip. So if anyone says to you, “Oh I love THAT blouse, where did you get it?”  You can proudly say, “Oh this? It’s a Ver-sayce from Recess.” 


 

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Paillette Disc Mini Dress

$1,695
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Paco Rabanne Racer Front Chainmail Dress side on mannequin @recess la
Paco Rabanne Racer Front Chainmail Dress back on mannequin @recess la
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Paco Rabanne Racer Front Chainmail Dress back on mannequin closeup @recess la
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Racer Front Chainmail Dress

$2,395
Paco Rabanne 2020 F/W Skirt on mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne 2020 F/W Skirt on runway @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne 2020 F/W Skirt on model on green backdrop @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne 2020 F/W Skirt side mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne 2020 F/W Skirt back mannequin @RECESS LA
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2020 F/W Leather & Ring Link Midi Skirt

$2,495
Paco Rabanne Metal Fringe Dress on mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metal Fringe Dress on model @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metal Fringe Dress side mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metal Fringe Dress back mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metal Fringe Dress hem mannequin @RECESS LA
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Metal Mesh Floral Fringe Dress

$2,595
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress on Mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress side on Mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress back on Mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress detail on Mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress fabric detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress fabric detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress fabric detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress closure detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress label @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Rose Lace Dress label @RECESS LA

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Metal Mesh Rose Lace Dress

$595
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress on mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress on model on green backdrop @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress side mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress back mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress detail mannequin @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress strap detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress waist detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress inside detail @RECESS LA
Paco Rabanne Metallic Paisley Dress label @RECESS LA

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Metal Mesh Paisley Print Dress

$1,995