"I am always on the lookout for the next Versace blonde," said Donatella, "and in January I feel I have found a perfect Versace woman for the twenty-first century. She is chic and elegant but deeply sensual too - it is a 'dramatic' combinat."The campaign images shot by Mario Testino under the creative direction of Donatella Versace, are a nod to the iconic Lewis Morley portraits of Christine Keeler shot at the height of the Profumo affair scandal in 1963 which saw Keeler pose naked with only an Arne Jacobsen model 3107 chair to protect her modesty.
Jones, has a strategically placed Versace bag instead, but the hair, make-up and lighting in the striking black and white photos conjure the moment perfectly for the modern age.
Versace and Jones first met on a shoot for US Elle magazine last year and struck up a firm friendship which led to Jones sitting front row at the Versace show at Milan Fashion Week, wearing Atelier Versace to the 2010 Emmy Awards, and the pair hosting a charitable dinner together at London's Connaught Hotel to celebrate the launch of Central Saint Martins 20-20 Fashion Fund.
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