Gianni was involved in several screen productions, as a designer as well as an actor. In , Gianni Versace was shot dead near his house in Miami Beach. He had returned from a morning walk at the time. Usually, an assistant accompanied Gianni whenever he left home but that morning Gianni decided to go out by himself. After police investigation, it was discovered that a man named Andrew Cunanan murdered Gianni using a gun and eight days later he shot himself with the same weapon.
The reason behind this tragic death of the well-known designer remains unknown to the police and to the world. Apart from this, Donatella became the new design head. Versace was survived by his longtime partner Antonio D'Amico. The couple even worked together, with D'Amico designing for the Versace Sport line. A designer to celebrities and royalty such as Princess Diana , Versace is remembered for bringing vitality and art to an industry considered out of touch with street culture.
His sister took over the creative reigns of the company after his death, serving as head of design, while his brother Santo became CEO. In anticipation of the new season's January 17, premiere date, Versace's family released an official statement:. We stand by the meticulous reporting of Ms.
We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Andrew Cunanan was a murderer who killed fashion designer Gianni Versace, and at least four other people, before committing suicide in a Miami houseboat.
Fashion icon Donatella Versace has been the artistic director of the Versace Group since Fashion designer Calvin Klein is known for a range of clothing lines that includes ladies' and men's apparel, denim and underwear along with high-profile, provocative ads featuring models and celebrities. Yves Saint Laurent was best known as an influential European fashion designer who impacted fashion in the s to the present day.
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Chiodini and Ezio Nicosia's hiring of Versace marked a turning point in the fashion industry. They realized that clothes could not continue to be anonymous. Increasingly sophisticated buyers demanded a personal touch. The work for Florentine Flowers was Versace's first independent assignment. Shortly thereafter he designed for De Parisini of Santa Margherita. In , Versace designed women's ready-to-wear clothing for Callaghan, known for its knitwear and Genny, which featured leather and suede.
In , Versace created and developed his own line-Complice. Although he wasn't yet working under his own name, Versace already had his own label.
Under the Complice name, Versace designed an all-leather collection. He was one of the few designers to feature leather at this time. In , Santo Versace, Gianni's older brother, left his management consultant's practice in Reggio di Calabria and moved to Milan. Santo had earned a degree in business administration from the University of Messina in He and his designer brother set out to create the Gianni Versace label. In , Donatella Versace Beck joined the business. Her husband, Paul Beck, also worked for the company, overseeing the menswear line.
At the beginning of , the company opened its first Versace shop in Via Spiga, Milan, but it sold only Genny, Callaghan, and Complice lines as Versace's first fall women's collection had not yet been released. Versace's first signature collection was presented in March His first menswear collection followed in September.
The collection was characterized by a stylish nonchalance and the use of pastel colors. Versace decided to remain independent, becoming one of the few big labels in control of the entire product cycle, from design to retailing. Creative and marketing operations were handled through the company.
On the manufacturing side, the company had a controlling interest in its production facility. Control of manufacturing was necessary in order to monitor quality and image. Eighty percent of the styles that reached the runway were produced by Alias. Retailing through boutiques was handled directly for image purposes in Paris, London, New York, Madrid, and Milan or through exclusive franchising and multi-label boutiques. To smooth distribution, buyers viewed the collections and placed their wholesale orders out of the company's Milan showroom.
Retail operations were franchised. In , Versace, who was always greatly concerned with his image, began a collaboration with the American photographer Richard Avedon. In this collection he displayed his famous metal garments, now a classic feature of his fashion. His metal mesh dress was inspired by the punk fashions he saw in London in To develop the mesh material, Versace worked with German engineers.
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