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The first pictures from English rapper M.I.A.'s new collaboration with Versace's Versus line have been released today.

The news of M.I.A.'s collaboration with Versace was leaked by the rapper last week: she also has a reputation for leaking her own songs in an affront to the music industry.

The M.I.A.-designed collection centres around vintage knockoffs of Versace's trademark motifs, including the Medusa head, the Greek key and medallions. 


"When I was contacted by Versace, it seemed a great idea to invert the circle.

"Versace's designs have always been copied, now it's Versace that copies the copies, so those that copy must copy the copies. So this will continue," M.I.A. told fashion website WWD. 

The GIF-campaign, which was shot by Mexican photographer Jaime Martinez, features M.I.A. in East London markets where bootlegged Versace is often sold.