Ditch the spray-on hipsters; even Versace has softened up for spring. At its summer 2005 fashion show, the house known for its trashy brashness found new inspiration down by the sea as sirens washed up onto shore in floaty chiffon and shimmery jersey dresses, all painted in shades of pastel.[See Photos]

These were still Versace sirens with dangerously high splits up their legs, bare backs and plunging necklines a la Jennifer Lopez at the Grammys, but there was a softer look to it all.

“It was wearable but it wasn’t very Versace,” said one Italian fashion critic after the show. Versace is trying to put together less risque clothes and push the profit-pumping accessories business to revive sales and pull clear of heavy financial losses.