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THE LBVD (LITTLE BLACK
VERSACE DRESS)
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‘CINDY WORE THIS IN 1992, WHEN SUPERMODELS WERE THE
NEW CELEBRITIES. IT WAS FROM THE BONDAGE COLLECTION.
LAST YEAR, KAIA WAS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE HER 18TH BIRTHDAY
WHEN SHE TEXTED ME TO CREATE A NEW VERSION OF THE
DRESS HER MOTHER WORE. IT’S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW
GREAT FASHION NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.’‘ROSIE IS A GODDESS. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT THE
2O18 BRITISH GQ AWARDS, WHEN I RECEIVED THE
AWARD FOR BEST DESIGNER. IT’S FROM THE SS91 ATELIER
COLLECTION – AN ARCHIVE DRESS THAT HIGHLIGHTS
ROSIE’S INCREDIBLE BODY. I LOVE HOW NONCHALANTLY
SHE WORE IT, CONSIDERING SHE WAS ALMOST TOPLESS.’‘THIS GOWN IS RELATIVELY
SIMPLE, BLACK VELVET WITH A
BOW AT THE BACK. WHAT MADE
IT MEMORABLE IS THE SLIT,
AND HOW ANGELINA AND
THAT LEG MOMENT BROKE THE
INTERNET. THIS IS WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT WOMEN: WHEN THEY
ARE SELF-CONFIDENT AND
JUST GO FOR IT. ANGELINA CAN
DO ANYTHING AND MAKE
HEADLINES... AND HEADS TURN.’‘“THAT DRESS” AS IT’S NOW
KNOWN, WAS GIVEN TO LIZ AS SHE
WAS BEGINNING HER CAREER.
HUGH GRANT ASKED FOR
SOMETHING FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND
TO WEAR TO THE PREMIERE OF FOUR
WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. IN- WE DIDN’T KNOW HOW
PEOPLE WOULD REACT. GIANNI’S
GENIUS WAS THAT HE WAS THE FIRST
TO UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF
CELEBRITIES AND THE RED CARPET.’
111‘THIS IS THE MOST SIMPLE, ICONIC
VERSION OF THE LBD. IT WAS 1995
(AND PEOPLE SAY FASHION IS
DISPOSABLE – I WOULD TOTALLY WEAR
THIS TODAY!). GIANNI AND I WERE
VERY CLOSE TO PRINCESS DIANA AND
SHE WORE VERSACE A LOT. WHAT IS
SO SPECIAL IS EVERYTHING: HER, THE
WAY SHE WORE THE DRESS, HER
WILLINGNESS TO BREAK THE RULES
AND HER COMMITMENT TO
BEING TRUE TO HERSELF.’ELLE.COM/UK April 2020‘SHE WAS CRITICISED FOR WEARING THIS IN WINTER
[2O18], BUT THAT MADE IT MORE SPECIAL. TO WEAR
THAT DRESS, I WOULD HAVE STOOD WITH BARE FEET
IN THE SNOW. AND THAT’S HOW JENNIFER IS. SHE
SPOKE HER MIND IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS THAT
SEEMED TO LIMIT HER FREEDOM TO DO WHAT SHE
WANTS WITH HER BODY. I ADMIRE THAT. ‘