Versace Menswear AW14, The Statement of 'The Real' Freedom

Versace – a brand that was found by Gianni Versace in 1978 is a famous for its luxury and (elegant) freedom. On their latest menswear show, AW14, Versace spoke up about what’s happening around the world: civil rights and love. Donatella herself said that the show and the collection were about liberating men and “an expression of freedom. I think it’s really important today with what’s going on in the world with civil rights and love.”

Some of the strong statements are about gay rights, where Donatella put some accessories to address about it. Some accessories are like handkerchiefs, silk shirts (which is one of the most iconic Versace wardrobe), and leather pants where you can see through the underwear.

Compared to another shows like London Collections: Men that was held earlier, Milan Fashion Week has bolder statement. Dolce & Gabbana had a real (overrated?) concept about royals, and now Versace has their own statement to say ‘f*** off’ to countries that don’t support gays.
To be really honest about this Versace’s AW14 collection, this reminds me about why I love Versace. The luxury, the statement during the show, the details of the fabrics, and the iconic silk shirts and leathers, those are all why I love them. So different from McQueen’s AW14 that took concept about patterns on their coats, trousers, and soft sweaters, Versace chose to take a quite risky move by giving a strong statement to the whole world about the real freedom that the world needs to have. Not artistic freedom, but freedom to love and freedom to have rights.