FASHION SPOTLIGHT: Divine Lee in Versace for H&M

Demai Sunio-Granali
Thursday, December 01, 2011 @ 10:37AM  |  851 views


What Divine Lee wore: Versace x H&M leather dress—which, according to the international retail brand's website, sells at $299 dollars.

Photo By: Sany Chua













Always the fashionista, event host Divine Lee turned heads at the Primadonna launch held last November 24, at the Shangri-La Hotel Makati.

She donned a metal-studded black leather dress from the exclusive designer series of international fashion retail brand H&M.

The collection, which is a collaboration with Italian fashion house Versace, was launched last November in U.K. and U.S. stores.

For the ladies, sleek dresses are made available in sheen materials and vibrant colors.

The general silhouette of the pieces is mostly familiar—straight-cut waist-huggers, pleated mini skirts, and rounded necklines.

But they are made remarkable by pop and Asian-inspired prints, with some surprising little details like metal studs, fringe, and surprise cutouts.

This particular item worn by Divine is said to be one of the favorites of Versace's creative director Donatella Versace.

The platinum-haired designer sported the exact same dress to the Versace Men's Fashion Week show in Milan last June.

And at the store launch in London, she greeted eager customers who were queued outside the store to get first dibs on the products, wearing the pink version.

In a previous interview with Versace, she explained why she agreed to the collaboration:

"I wanted to give it to a whole new customer, especially the younger crowd, through H&M.

"When I'm going to see young people in the street wearing these iconic pieces, it's going to be fun," she said.

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