Versace channels Kraftwerk

Donatella Versace has drafted in a new designer to give her menswear a contemporary spin. Alexandre Plokhov used to design the underground American label Cloak, which won plaudits for its edgy style until it closed last year. Now as head of menswear at Versace, he ushered in a new skinny tailored silhouette. Lean black suits were worn with high-necked red shirts or T-shirts for a look that channelled the German band Kraftwerk. His version of electro-goth glamour doesn't fight too hard with the House’s rock and roll image, but you get the feeling this designer prefers designing winter collections, not summer ones, and one thing was missing in his parade of slim suits - the throbbing, unbuttoned, macho sexiness of traditional Versace man - Claudia Croft