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Gianni was the founder of the Italian clothier Versace. The first boutique was opened in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978, and its popularity was immediate. Gianni Versace S.p.A. is one of the world's leading international fashion houses.^{[citation needed]} A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew clothes custom-fit to individuals, and to repair clothes. ... Look up boutique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Versace designs, markets and distributes luxury clothing, accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings under the various brands of the Versace Group. For other uses, see Perfume (disambiguation). ...

Versace was murdered in 1997.

Biography

Early life

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 12 from an improperly treated tetanus infection.^[1] Categories: Italy-related stubs | Coastal cities | Towns in Calabria ... Santo Versace is the president and co-chief executive officer of Gianni Versace SpA, based in Milan, Italy. ... Donatella Versace (born May 2, 1955) is an affluent Italian fashion designer, like her famous brother, Gianni Versace, the founder of the Versace clothing empire. ... Tetanus is a medical condition that is characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. ... An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ...

Gianni 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. If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... A braid Step by step creation of a basic braid using three strings To braid is to interweave or twine three or more separate strands of one or more materials in a diagonally overlapping pattern. ... Embroidery in silk thread on linen, 19th century Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ... --76. ...

In the mid-seventies, his knits drew the attention of head-hunters at Genny and Callaghan. Complice hired him to design their leather and suede collections, and a few years later, encouraged by his success, Versace presented his first signature collection for women at the Palazzo della Permanente Art Museum of Milan. His first menswear collection followed in September of the same year. After presenting his menswear collection he joined Jorge Saud, who would later also become a partner with Giorgio Armani. Knit hat, yarn, and knitting needles A woman knitting at a coffee shop Knitting is one of several ways to turn thread or yarn into cloth (cf weaving, crochet). ... Headhunter can refer to: Headhunter: a person who takes someones life in order to take their head. ... For people named Leather, see Leather (surname). ... For other uses, see Signature (disambiguation). ... Armani redirects here. ...

Personal life

Gianni Versace was openly gay. He met 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 designer for the Versace sports line. GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Antonio DAmico (born 1959 in southern Italy, raised in Milan) has been a model and an Italian fashion designer. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Versace's will left his male partner D'Amico with a pension of 50 million lire (about $26,000) a month (for life), and the right to live in any of Versace's homes in Italy and the United States. D'Amico now runs his own fashion design company.that's corret

Death

On the morning of July 15, 1997, returning from his customary walk on Ocean Drive, Versace was shot to death, at the age of 50, on the front steps of his ocean-front mansion in Miami Beach, Florida. He was murdered by spree killer Andrew Cunanan, who committed suicide shortly after the murder and his body was found on a boat. Police reported that Andrew Cunanan had committed suicide using the same handgun that had been used to murder Gianni Versace.^[2] is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Ocean Drive is a street in South Beach—the southern part of Miami Beach, Florida. ... Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations. ... {{Infobox FBI Ten Most Wanted 1990s | name = Andrew Philip Cunanan | image = Cunanan. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ...

Versace was buried in Lake Como, Italy. Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. ...

In September 1997, Versace's brother Santo Versace, together with Jorge Saud were announced as the new CEOs of the Versace holding. Gianni's sister, Donatella Versace, is the new head of design. Elton John dedicated his 1997 album The Big Picture to Versace. Santo Versace is the president and co-chief executive officer of Gianni Versace SpA, based in Milan, Italy. ... Donatella Versace (born May 2, 1955) is an affluent Italian fashion designer, like her famous brother, Gianni Versace, the founder of the Versace clothing empire. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... The Big Picture is an album by British musician Elton John, released worldwide in September 1997. ...

In his will, Gianni Versace left 50 percent of his fashion empire to Allegra Versace his niece, Donatella Versace's daughter. Allegra inherited approximately half a billion dollars (50% of the company) from the Versace fashion empire when she turned 18 in 2004. She has the last say of the sale and other important details in the Versace clothing line. Allegra Versace is the daughter of designer Donatella Versace and Paul Beck and the niece of the late Gianni Versace. ...

Filmography

Costume designer

• Ballet for tino (1997)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• Shakespeare Shorts (1996, TV series)
• Showgirls (1995)
• Kika (1993)
• Vacanze di Natale (also known as Christmas Vacations, 1991)
• Cin cin (also known as A Fine Romance, 1991)
• As Long as It's Love (1989)
• Miami Vice (1989, TV series)

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Actor

• Catwalk (1996)
• Spiceworld (film) (1997) - Scenes were deleted because of his death before the movie premiered.

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Thanks Gianni, With Love ballet

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. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN...

Thanks Gianni, With Love has been put together by French choreographer Maurice Bejart, for whom Versace designed many stage costumes. Maurice Béjart (born January 1, 1927) is the French choreographer who runs the Béjart Ballet. ...

Awards

• Versace was awarded the American Fashion Oscar on February 1, 1993.
• President of the Italian Republic Francesco Cossiga, confers the decoration of "Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana" on him on January 24, 1986.

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References

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External links

• Official website of Versace
• Gianni Versace - Biography
• Versace House on Ocean Drive
• Miami Beach USA Article on Gianni Versace's life in Miami Beach with photos.
• Versace House on Ocean Drive (via Google Maps Street View) Gianni Versace's house as seen from Ocean Drive.
• The Bulgarian artist Ilian Rachov for Versace[1]
• The Widower Versace Article on his lover Antonio D'Amico from [[Out (magazine)
• Designer portrait on rosenthalusa.com