Alva Claire, Precious Lee, and Jill Kortleve Stomped the Under-the-Sea-Themed Runway

While the usual suspect of top models stormed Versace&#39;s in real life Spring/Summer 2021 runway&mdash;Joan Smalls, Mariacarla Boscono, Imaan Hammam, et.al&mdash;three new faces stole the show. Curvy models&nbsp;Alva Claire, Precious Lee, Jill Kortleve made their Donatella Versace debut clad in the Italian designer&#39;s finest underwater wear. The fashion itself was a colorful interpretation of what mermaid folk must wear to go out dancing.&nbsp;

Jill Kortleve

Precious Lee

Alva Claire

Casted by industy vet Piergiorgio del Moro, the trio&#39;s apperance comes at a time when many are reconsidering the long-held conventions of the runway. &quot;It&rsquo;s so unbelievable to work for brands I always dreamt of working for,&quot;&nbsp;Kortleve wrote on her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkzem_AO2k/">Instagram</a>. &quot;I hope that we open the doors for a new generation with the same dreams but who never saw themselves in the magazines or the commercials.&quot; 
 
Since the designer&#39;s&nbsp;tribute to her late brother in 2017 with the five supers (Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and Claudia Schiffer), she has made a habit of runway surprises as of late. A year ago, Jennifer Lopez reprised her Internet-defining Grammys dress for Versace&#39;s jungle themed-runway, and others like Emily Ratajkowski and Stephanie Seymour have lent themselves to recent catwalk cameos.

Three Plus-Size Models Stole the Show at Versace

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