Past Collections: So Long Versace

We are happy to announce that one of our favorite pieces, this late 70's gem tone show stopper from Gianni Versace's range for Callaghan has finally found a wonderful home! It's aerated voluminous sleeves make a great alternative to today's serious Pagoda shoulder.

Volume Without Pads:70's Versace for Callaghan

It's more than obvious that we at Vnyc have a thing for designs from GIANNI VERSACE and a penchant for collecting CALLAGHAN, so we were more than floored when we found what think is one of favorite buys ever, this jewel toned late 70's Callaghan dress that was designed by Versace. Being such an early piece from Versace already amps up it's desirability factor, but its the pieces sci-fi feel that truly gets our motors running. At first glance, it instantly conjured Alber Elbaz's genius Fall 2007 show for Lanvin, where creating broad shouldered volume without pads on leg-of-mutton sleeves was done with such discipline, the end result was an aerated shoulder.

This dress is what you could consider the precursor for all of that 80's volume, yet it's rich jewel tone and contrasting matte satin sleeves enrich it with an almost other-worldly superhero/princess quality, while its streamlined and unadorned silhouette is concise and minimal at the same time, saving it from being too precious or over-the-top. When everyone is looking at shoulders and the 80's, we love the fact that the voluminous pleating construction on the shoulders gives you that considerable amount of volume, and that the fabrication on the sleeves is so lightweight that it almost feels like paper, ultimately giving the shoulder a much more fluid exaggeration than with the structure of a pad.

70's CALLAGHAN by Versace Sci-Fi Jewel Tone Dress-$548

90's Callaghan: Nicolas Ghesquière's Early Days

Like many of you out there, we are die-hard fans of Balenciaga, anything Nicholas Ghesquiere designs speaks volumes about the future of fashion, and looks drop dead cool! We wait with baited breathe for the debut of the next collection and try to get our hands on as many pieces as we can! Even though he took the house on at the tender age of 25, Ghesquiere was already proving his knack for creating truly original, fascinating clothing during the mid 90's at Callaghan. And needless to say, every time we come across anything Callaghan from his moment, we are head-over-heels obsessed. Take this beautiful richly embroidered CALLAGHAN flying shirt, so ahead of it's time since today, more than a decade after it's production, this shape is finally getting some much due attention.

These cropped flying shirts, no matter who designed them, are fantastic since they make a great companion to all of your high-waisted bottoms while making you appear taller, even leaner. While the dark, moody colorway lends some versatility to the piece so it can be worn year-round.


90's CALLAGHAN Wide Embroidered Cropped Shirt-$208

Crazy for Callaghan by Nicholas Ghequiere

From the 90's comes one of our favorite summer buys, this heavily embroidered wide cropped Callaghan flying shirt from Nicolas Ghesquiere(before Balenciaga) that is covered with bold 3-d textured maroon blooms set against sheer, dark olive. Its shape is surprisingly current & even modern. Imagine pairing it over denim cut-offs with sky-high heels or using it as a beach cover-up or even wearing it with super-high waisted wide-leg jeans. We love this top's wide/short shape because it is great for year-round layering and immediately makes the wearer look taller and slimmer.

90's Callaghan Embroidered Flying Shirt $178