-The first Versace boutique was opened in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978
-Gianni Versace was killed by Andrew Cunanan on July 15, 1997.
-Donatella Versace(Sister) after Gianni Death stepped in as the Creative Director
-Santo Versace(Elder Brother) became the CEO
-Watch Brands: Acron Atelier Character Cleopatra Destiny Diver
-Gianni Versace Couture contains high-end, often handmade apparel, jewellery, watches, fragrances, cosmetics and home furnishings, is the House's main line.
-Many of the accessories and home furnishings are licenced through Rosenthal and other notable companies.
-Most of these have the unique Versace Greek print of Medusa.Medusa: a woman who was transformed into a monster after offending the gods. She was punished for allowing the god Posidon to seduce her in the temple of the goddess Aphrodite. Her hair, which had once been her most glorified attribute, was turned into snakes.
-Atelier Versace was a haute-couture line which was discontinued soon after its inception due to lack of sales and a fall in couture marketablility.
-Elton John,Beyoncé, Elizabeth Hurley, Axl Rose,Princess Diana
-Princess Diana was offered £1,000,000 to appear on the catwalk in Versace to celebrate her divorce from Prince Charles.
-Tupac was also a Versace model.Tupac Shakur (2pac) rapped about wearing the Versace label in songs such as "Hit 'Em Up" which rival rapper Notorious B.I.G, aka Biggie Smalls, allegedly perceived as disrespectful to himself.
-The late rap icon The Notorious B.I.G. was known for his love of Versace sunglasses.
-Jennifer Lopez is known to wear Versace in many of her red carpet fashions. Many of the dresses that Lopez has worn have brought much publicity to the fashion house.
- There is also a Versace Hotel and Spa in Gold Coast, Australia named the Palazzo Versace-Gianni Versace and Frank Muller launched the first Versace watch collection line in 1994. The name of the first collection was Atelier
-Veritime SA produces & operates watches in switzerland for Versace
-Since the discontinuation of the Atelier collection a new line from the Italian fashion house, Versace Precious Items evolved. The collection includes watches, fine jewelry, and writing instruments.
-Gianni Versace was openly gay with Antonio D'Amico
-Gianni Versace was born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy, where he grew up with his older brother Santo and younger sister Donatella, along with their father and dressmaker mother, Francesca. An older sister, Tina, died at the age of twelve from an improperly treated tetanus infection.
-Versace began his apprenticeship at a young age, helping his mother find precious stones and gold braid with which to embroider dresses.
-He studied architecture before moving to Milan at the age of 25 to work in fashion design.
- Versace presented his first signature collection for women at the Palazzo della Permanente Art Museum of Milan.
-Versace met his companion Antonio D'Amico, a model, in 1982. The couple embarked on a long-term relationship that lasted 11 years, until Versace's untimely death. During that time Antonio worked as a designer for the company, becoming head designer for Istante and Versus Sport.
-Versace was shot dead on July 15, 1997, aged 50, on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion as he returned from his customary morning walk on Ocean Drive. His murderer was Andrew Cunanan, a serial killer who used the same gun to commit suicide on a boat shortly afterwards.
-Versace's body was cremated and his ashes returned to the family's estate near Cernobbio, Italy.
-In September 1997, it was announced that the new CEOs of the Versace company would be Gianni's brother Santo Versace and Jorge Saud. Gianni's sister, Donatella Versace, became the new head of design.
-In his will, Gianni Versace left 50 percent of his fashion empire to his niece Allegra Versace, daughter of Donatella. Her younger brother, Daniel, inherited Gianni's vast rare artwork collection. Allegra inherited this stake, worth around half a billion dollars, when she turned 18 in 2004. She has the final say in the Versace clothing line.
-Versace was awarded the American Fashion Oscar on February 1, 1993.
-Elton John dedicated his 1997 album The Big Picture to Versace.
- In July 2007, a specially-written ballet was performed in La Scala, Milan, Italy to mark the 10th anniversary of the fashion designer's death. Thanks Gianni, With Love was put together by French choreographer Maurice Bejart, for whom Versace designed many stage costumes.
-At age 25, Versace was creating prêt-à-porter collections for top fashion houses of the time, including Genny, Complice and Callaghan.
-Also in 1994, Versace published "Designs" the English version of his book, "Vanitas - Ricami e Decori - Decori e Ricami."
-In 1995 the first Versus fashion show was held in New York. That year, Versace sponsored the Haute Couture exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as Richard Avedon's "1944-1994," both of which met with great success.
-As a Young boy Gianni Versace learned how to design clothes.Serveral of his designs as a kid were displayed at his family shop.
-In 1985, his Instante collection hit the store stands.
-He was a personal designer for famous celebrities such as Courtney Love & Jon Bon Jovi
-In 1992 Gianni Versace moved to Miami Beach, Florida and purchased a home at 1116 Ocean Drive formerly known as the Amsterdam Palace for $2.9 million.After receiving city approval to demolish the Revere Hotel next-door, a two-story, 6,100-foot addition was built transforming the entire structure into a palatial home which Versace named Casa Casuarina.
-Gianni Versace's initial connection with Miami, South Beach in particular, came when he designed the sensual T-shirt-and-pastel-jacket look for Miami Vice, a look that exuded a fresh style that would soon sweep the country and set the tone for a decade of wild and reckless living.
-Brands include: Gianni Versace, Versus Versace, Versace Jeans Couture, Versace Ceramic Designs, Versace Classic, Versace Classic V2, Versace Sport, Versace Intensive, Versace Precious Items, Versace Young and Palazzo Versace.
-Versace's Style Department employs a group of designers and stylists who work in teams specifically dedicated to each individual line. All of these teams operate under the close supervision and guidance of Creative Director, Donatella Versace.
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