Versace, Lady Gaga open couture shows in Paris

Donatella Versace posed with fellow blond provocateur, Lady Gaga, before the beginning of her Atelier Versace spring/summer show Sunday night, the official kick off of Couture season in Paris. PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19:  (L-R) Lady Gaga and Donatella Versace attend the Atelier Versace show as part of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 on January 19, 2014 in Paris, France.  (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Gaga was an obvious muse for the collection, as was Grace Jones and her iconic hoods. The show opened with Gaga’s “Burqa” pouring through speakers, and though each model had a some sort of hood or veil, the pieces were far from modest, reports our colleague Katherine Boyle.

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19:  Model Karlie Kloss walks the runway during Atelier Versace show as part of Paris Fashion Week Haute-Couture Spring/Summer 2014 on January 19, 2014 in Paris, France.  (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Model Karlie Kloss walks the runway during Atelier Versace show. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Rather, they imbibed the sexuality Versace is known for with the strength of Grace Jones. A powerful way to start the week.

A model presents a creation by Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace as part of the Atelier Versace Spring-Summer 2014 Haute Couture fashion collection, presented Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

 

 

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