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Versace: the label that has flourished against all odds

Marion Hume
Marion HumeFashion Writer
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The red carpet, 1994; Liz Hurley poured into Versace holding hands with her beau, Hugh Grant. The street, 2019; Hailey Baldwin logo-a-gogo in Versace holding hands with her husband, Justin Bieber.

Donatella Versace herself, a Baby Boomer in her 60s, hits all the Millennial high notes. She is glamorous. She is steadfast, not least in never removing so much as a single sequin when all around her went minimalist. Then there's the face, the make-up looking as if it has come straight off a YouTube tutorial for "nude lip/smoky eye".

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Marion Hume is an international fashion writer. She has been covering the fashion industry for more than three decades. She is based in London.

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