On and off the red carpet, stars and their stylists are now favoring archive pieces over fresh-off-the-runway looks—and Irina Shayk is no exception.
Whether it’s Zendaya wearing an autumn-winter 1998 Bob Mackie gown for the Time 100 Gala or Miley Cyrus on the cover of British in a Prada set from the spring-summer 2009 collection, we have never seen such a spotlight on vintage fashion as we have so far in 2023. Shayk recently gave us a fashion history lesson, wearing a rare archive Versace slip dress.
Over the weekend while still in Cannes, the model shared a series of images on her Instagram account wearing a metallic seafoam blue bias-cut slip dress with sheer paneling down one side; the dress is from Versace’s spring-summer 1995 collection. Supermodel Linda Evangelista happened to walk the runway in this dress at the show in the ’90s. Shayk completed the look with silver strappy sandals and gold statement earrings, which is perfectly in keeping with the high-shine finish of the dress.
This isn’t the only time Shayk has wowed in Versace on her trip to the South of France this month. Last week in Cannes, she attended a Magnum beach party wearing a baby pink skirt suit with a black bralette from Versace’s autumn-winter 2023 show, which had taken place in Los Angeles earlier in the year.
By the end of the week, the model commanded the runway at the Versace pre-fall 2023 (which was co-designed with pop sensation Dua Lipa) show in a black off-the-shoulder long-sleeve mididress that looked modest at the front but had a dangerously low back, which dipped to reveal a thong emblazoned with a gold Versace logo.
Irina Shayk is a Versace girl through and through.
This article first appeared on British Vogue.
