Gianni Versace - Italian fashion designer (1946-1997)Versace
Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace
Birthday
Birthplace
Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Italian
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Fashion designer
Versace, Gianni
(Giovanni Maria Versace), 1946–97, Italian fashion designer, b. Reggio Calabria. A dressmaker's son, Versace worked for several Italian designers before opening (1978) his own Milan studio in partnership with his brother Santo and sister Donatella. He became famous for designing flashy, sexy, beautifully cut outfits in strikingly extreme colors, patterns, fabrics, and leathers. His fashion empire eventually encompassed men's, women's and children's clothing, accessories, jewelry, perfume, and housewares, included some 130 boutiques worldwide, and had annual sales that exceeded $800 million. Versace merged the worlds of fashion and entertainment; his lavish shows were pop-culture events, and he drew inspiration from contemporary street life, art, and films as well as art and design history. Emminently theatrical, he also designed for the stage, opera, and ballet. He was murdered on the steps of his Miami Beach, Fla., mansion by a fugitive serial killer. His sister Donatella Francesca Versace, 1955–, succeeded him as his company's head designer (1997–) and CEO (1997–2004), and expanded the business to include furniture and luxury hotels.
Bibliography
See biography by L. Turner (1998); museum catalogs ed. by R. Martin (1998) and V. Claire and M. Wilcox (2002).
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References in periodicals archiveOn the morning of July 15, 1997, fashion designer Gianni Versace is shot and killed outside his Miami Beach mansion by wanted spree killer Andrew Cunanan.The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story airs - but not everybody's happy; After the success of its first reason, subtitled The People v OJ Simpson, the show headed back to BBC Two on Wednesday nightFollowing the hugely successful The People Vs OJ Simpson, this second series recounts the well-known case of the assassination of international fashion icon Gianni Versace.BEST OF THE RESTNot everyone in this story wanted to be famous. ___ Don't miss it The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story airs in the UAE on Thursdays on OSN First HBO HD at 11pm. 'Assassination Gianni Versace' review: A bit flat"Gianni Versace Retrospective" runs from January 30 through April 30, 2018 at the Crown Prince's Palace in Berlin.Berlin celebrates fashion legend VersaceFor the second season, the creators have come back to narrate the tale of the infamous murder of Gianni Versace. The story also gives a in-depth insight into Versace's murderer, Andrew Cunanan.Series Review: American crime series returns with new thrillDon't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live." - Gianni Versace He helped to launch the careers of many models, such as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington.et Quote: Gianni VersaceCatwalk king: Gianni Versace flanked by models on the runway the year he diedVERSACE: THE MOVIE? BRING IT ONThe store will stock the premium range of Gianni Versace which includes outfits for men and women, watches, jewellery, perfumes and accessories.FASHION NEWSSummary: Bidz.com, a leading online jewelry auction site, is proud to announce that they have recently acquired the famous Gianni Versace Tiara ("The Tiara") and will be presenting it for public auction.Bidz.com Announces Gianni Versace Tiara Valued at an Estimated $3 Million for Public Auction on Bidz.com SiteIn July Maurice Bejart collaborated with La Scala Opera House in Milan to commemorate Gianni Versace. The illustrious designer had created exotically edgy costumes for Bojart on a dozen ballets that were re-created for the show, Grazie Gianni con Amore, performed by Bejart Ballet Lausanne (above).To Versace with loveStutz was the impresario who discovered and nurtured designers like Americans Stephen Burrows and Holly Harp, and a very long list of International designers such as Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani and Sonia Rykiel, as well as Dorothee Bis, Jean Charles De Castelbajac, and Jean Muir.Remembering Geraldine Stutz--maverick merchant