After opening its Milan boutique in 1978, Versace quickly became a sensation on the international fashion scene. Versace weathered it all and, at the time of his death, was in full swing and had turned his clothing lines into a billion-dollar fashion empire. Versace is the creative director of the house and designs the Versus collection; Santo is the president of the company, and Paul Beck, Mrs. Robin Givhan wrote about Versace in the Washington Post, designer Gianni Versace is being lamented by the fashion industry as a fallen titan.
Versace's runway collections were invariably spectacular and theatrical, and he found the commissions (the first in 198) to create costumes for theater and ballet irresistible. While the couple were together for fifteen years, D'Amico worked for Versace's parent company, Versace S. Versace developed strong relationships with several stars and supermodels, including Elton John, Madonna and Naomi Campbell. Versace's jewel-like colors, its geometric line in the pattern, its recurring fascination with asymmetrical necklines engendered by bias and its extravagant pattern juxtapositions were all elegant features.
Journalist Anna Wintour told The New York Times, Versace was the first to realize the value of celebrity in the front row, the value of the supermodel, and put fashion on an international media platform. In 1972, Gianni Versace moved to Milan, where he began working as a freelancer, designing that same year his first independent clothing line for a clothing firm called Florentine Flowers. Even in men's clothing, Versace played with asymmetry and continuous rotation around the body influenced by bias, rather than a front and back dilemma. Versace continuously sent faxes to his friends, “letting them know that he was watching and listening”, even flying to New York to attend the premiere of Mr.
Gianni Versace was born on December 2, 1946, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, the son of an appliance salesman and a dressmaker. Versace decided to remain independent, becoming one of the few major brands that controlled the entire product cycle, from design to retail. Versace men's clothing was also accented with leather, a wraparound body for sensuality, a bold silhouette and oversizing for comfort. The fashion world continued to mourn the loss of the icon over the decades, relying on Donatella and Santo to keep Versace alive.
The investigation found that Versace and Cunanan had met in 1990 at Colossus, a San Francisco nightclub.
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