Dua Lipa has teamed up with Donatella Versace to co-design a womenswear collection, entitled "La Vacanza".
The star-studded launch event is set to debut at the Cannes Film Festival, held annually in Cannes, France, on May 23.
“The news is out! We are excited to announce the Versace “La Vacanza” women’s collection, which we have co-designed. We will be showing the collection on Tuesday 23rd May in Cannes, France. We cannot wait to show you what we have created!#VersaceLaVacanza,” the pair wrote in a joint Instagram post.
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“I am absolutely thrilled to have co-designed the women’s ‘La Vacanza’ collection for Versace with Donatella. She and I have formed such a strong bond over the years, and I’m so grateful for the support I’ve received from her and the whole team since the very beginning of my career,” the “Levitating” singer shared in a quote posted to Versace’s official Instagram account.
“For her to give me the honor of co-designing this collection and letting all my summer inspirations go wild has been a dream. I am so very proud of this collection and cannot wait to debut it in Cannes,”.
The Italian fashion designer added, “I have always been inspired by a collaborative design process. Working with Dua on this collection has been very exciting and I love the dynamic between us,".
"Dua is strong, fearless and free and her creative vision is exceptional. Summer is a magical time. We will capture this feeling and the colors of that time of the year with a truly special and intimate fashion show in Cannes,”.
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Lipa and Versace’s partnership isn’t a big surprise. Throughout the years, the pop star was a bona fide Versace muse and become a permanent fixture on its front rows, a face of its campaigns, and even modeled collections on the runway. Lipa opened and closed the Spring/Summer 2022 show.