At Versace Fall 2021, Platforms — and Gigi Hadid — Are Officially Back

For its fall ’21 ready-to-wear show, Versace opted to show outside of Milan Fashion Week. After all, when it comes to the virtual world, hours, days and weeks tend to blend together. Not that it has ever shied away from the spotlight, but the weeklong delay also allowed the Italian luxury brand to make an even bigger splash online. For the occasion, model Gigi Hadid returned to the runway, alongside sister Bella, to introduce some of the highest heels the season has seen yet. Bella Hadid on the runway at Versace fall ’21. CREDIT: Courtesy of Versace Platforms have been in the Versace style vernacular since the heyday of Gianni Versace, when the designer put his supermodels in patent leather pastel and metallic versions, with angora socks and sweaters for his fall/winter 1994 campaign, in a famous shot by Richard Avedon. So it made sense that sister Donatella would bring back the silhouette for fashion’s symbolic return to high heels after the pandemic. Satin platforms at Versace fall ’21. CREDIT: Courtesy of Versace Truth be told, the platforms have always been on the runway every now and then at Versace. They were there in the ’90s of course, but they were also there for fall ’20, in

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