Why did Versace drop designer Dario Vitale after just one fashion collection?

Dario Vitale's debut Versace collection was one of the most buzzed about in the recent runway season. Photo: Versace

That’s all he got? Eight months?

On Thursday (Dec 4), Prada Group announced that Dario Vitale, the previously unknown designer who had dared to take the reins of Versace after Donatella Versace, was leaving the fashion house after a single collection.