Versace Icons Dinner: New York with Anne Hathaway

Last night, Donatella Versace and Anne Hathaway hosted the inaugural Versace Icons Dinner In New York.

This was a celebration of collective power and a chance to meet, talk and share.

Versace and Anne Hathaway invited Icons who exist beyond the parameters of celebrity and fashion, including artists, entrepreneurs, actors, human rights advocates, musicians, and ambassadors of social change, to come together at New York’s Rockefeller Center for an evening of discussion, inspiration, and celebration of their ground-breaking contributions.

Anne Hathaway was serving up 80s executive glamour alongside the women who keeps glamour alive on the red carpet: Donatella Versace.

I’m sure you were expecting the usual Versace bold colours and styles, but two looks in, and you can see that the night was more about the message.

Rachel Brosnahan wore a sensual black tuxedo dress which was both timeless and elegant, which she styled with the Versace Goddess croc-embossed leather top-handle bag.

Did I speak too soon?

As Ariana DeBose brought some colour and vibrancy to this event wearing a Versace Prince of Wales check suit.

*adds to her hall of fame*

I adore this slinky silhouette on Sheryl Lee Ralph. Awards season was all about voluminous gowns for the actress, so I love this change of pace.

Teyana Taylor said, I’ll go muted, but I will still be me, with an array of gold jewels.

Cindy Crawford opted for everyday elegance, which would carry her from day to night, which she styled with the Versace Goddess croc-embossed leather top-handle bag.

Helena Christensen took us back in time with this ode to the ‘80s.

To illustrate what it means to be a modern Icon, the space features the Versace Icon Diaries, a gallery comprised of snapshots and inspiration from the Iconic worlds of individuals.

Ahead of the event, guests were asked to document moments from their daily lives using their cellphone—whether at work and altruism, or daily moments usually hidden from view such as taking their children to school, commuting through the city, or meeting up with friends.

Compiled together into a shared display, the Versace Icons Diary demonstrates that the success of an Icon lies in their ability to transform the everyday into the extraordinary, to use their voices and platforms confidently and for good. They are free to be.

The event in New York is the first of three Versace Icons Dinners. Singer and Versace Global Brand Ambassador, Chris Lee, will co-host a second event alongside Donatella Versace in Shanghai on October 18th, and on October 23rd Donatella Versace will host the third event in Dubai.

The dinners will bring together and celebrate the multi-faceted and inspirational women of each location.

Donatella Versace conceived the Versace Icons collection as a perfect everyday wardrobe, an emblem of Versace’s core aesthetic and values—confidence, courage, and freedom to express all that you are, even when the world is not ready. The silhouettes are designed to enhance the individual. To empower their innate sense of self. To make them feel iconic. Ready to face the world.

The debut collection was released earlier this year along with a campaign starring Anne Hathaway and Chris Lee. A second Versace Icons collection will be presented with new images starring Anne Hathaway and Chris Lee on October 9th.