A bold and viscerally modern mini dress from Donatella Versace’s 1998 collection, exemplifying the house’s fearless approach to color, texture, and the female form in the post-Gianni era. Crafted from a tightly ribbed stretch knit in a vivid flame orange, the dress hugs the body with a second-skin fit that is quintessentially Versace in its unapologetic sensuality.
What makes this piece truly extraordinary is its striking yarn detail — loose strands of mint green thread radiate diagonally across the front of the dress in an abstract, almost chaotic web pattern, gathering at the left shoulder where they form a cluster of multi-strand decorative ties that drape freely across the neckline. This raw, deconstructed yarn element contrasts deliberately with the precision of the knit base — a tension between structure and spontaneity that defined Donatella’s early creative language at the house. The detail continues more sparingly across the back, with two crossing yarn lines traversing the lower torso.
Size: Estimated around IT 40, very stretchy!
Flat measurements: pit to pit 14.5”, waist 13”, hips 16.5”.
Condition: Excellent! She has her original tags 🧡
A bold and viscerally modern mini dress from Donatella Versace’s 1998 collection, exemplifying the house’s fearless approach to color, texture, and the female form in the post-Gianni era. Crafted from a tightly ribbed stretch knit in a vivid flame orange, the dress hugs the body with a second-skin fit that is quintessentially Versace in its unapologetic sensuality.
What makes this piece truly extraordinary is its striking yarn detail — loose strands of mint green thread radiate diagonally across the front of the dress in an abstract, almost chaotic web pattern, gathering at the left shoulder where they form a cluster of multi-strand decorative ties that drape freely across the neckline. This raw, deconstructed yarn element contrasts deliberately with the precision of the knit base — a tension between structure and spontaneity that defined Donatella’s early creative language at the house. The detail continues more sparingly across the back, with two crossing yarn lines traversing the lower torso.
Size: Estimated around IT 40, very stretchy!
Flat measurements: pit to pit 14.5”, waist 13”, hips 16.5”.
Condition: Excellent! She has her original tags 🧡
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