'''Versus (Versace)''' iswas a [[diffusion line]] of Italian luxury fashion house [[Versace]]. It began in 1989 as the first diffusion line by the house, a gift by the founder [[Gianni Versace]] to his sister, [[Donatella Versace]]. After closing in 2005, Donatella resurrected it in 2009 with a [[capsule collection]] of accessories designed by emerging British designer [[Christopher Kane]]. In 2018, Versace integrated Versus with another diffusion line of the brand - Versace Jeans, forming Versace Jeans Couture, which currently operates as the company's only diffusion line. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Newbold|first=Alice|title=Versace Makes First Major Business Move Since Michael Kors Merger|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/versace-integrates-versus-into-versace-jeans-line|access-date=2021-05-16|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-01|title=Versace Merges Diffusion Lines|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/versace-merges-versus-versace-jeans-diffusion-lines|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Business of Fashion|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Versace Jeans Couture {{!}} US Online Store|url=https://www.versace.com/us/en-us/jeans-couture/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Versace|language=en}}</ref>
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== Christopher Kane (2009–12) ==
Having acted as a consultant at Versace after Donatella acclaimed his MA collection for Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Donatella invited Scottish designer Christopher Kane to re-launch the line with her in February 2009 with a capsule collection of handbags, shoes and jewelleryjewelry. For spring/summer 2010, Kane presented 16 dresses for the line at Milan Fashion Week. He has since presented two other collections for the line, fall/winter 2009/2010 and most recently spring/summer 2011, his first official runway collection at Milan Fashion Week.
Donatella has likened Kane to her brother, the late Gianni Versace. Since his death in 1997, she has become the creative director of the house's main line Gianni Versace couture and other surviving diffusion lines.{{cn|date=July 2018}}
