說到 Gianni Versace 當年在邁亞密豪宅外遭受槍擊身亡的9天前,設計師正在巴黎的 Ritz 酒店發佈 1997年秋冬高級訂製系列,由 Naomi Campbell、Amber Valletta 和 Stella Tennant 等模特兒身穿經典的 chain mail 裙子和絲質運動衫行走在玻璃天橋上,甚至取材拍攝為電視劇《The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story》,描繪出聞名於世的槍殺案。
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace (1946 - 1997) with two women and a girl, on a street in Italy, circa 1980. The two shoppers are carrying Versace bags. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace (1946 - 1997) with two women and a girl, on a street in Italy, circa 1980. The two shoppers are carrying Versace bags. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1986年,Versace 在展示庭內調整模特兒服裝。
Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur Gianni Versace sitting on the table of his study. Some sketches hang on the wall. Italy, 1985
Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur Gianni Versace sitting on the table of his study. Some sketches hang on the wall. Italy, 1985
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace parading on the catwalk after his fashion show. 1980s. (Photo by Pino Montisci/Mondadori via Getty Images)
Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace parading on the catwalk after his fashion show. 1980s. (Photo by Pino Montisci/Mondadori via Getty Images)
這是 1991年與分屬密友的 Elizabeth Taylor 合照,當時 Gianni Versace 不僅僅是個了不起的設計師,更是個具有營商天賦的商人,很快就意識到明星效應的威力,並開始為 Elton John、Paul McCartney 和 Michael Jackson 著裝,隨後更為戴安娜王妃、Elizabeth Taylor 等訂製服裝。
1991年在洛杉磯發布 Versace 系列
1992年5月28日,Elton John 現身支持 Gianni Versace 在倫敦開設分店。
1996年3月 Gianni Versace 和妹妹 Donatella Versace 為1996年秋冬系列謝幕
1997年 Naomi Campbell 是 Versace 時裝展的常客
Gianni Versace avec les mannequins Naomi Campbell et Shalom Harlow lors de son défilé Haute-Couture, collection Printemps/été 97 à Paris le 18 janvier 1997, France. (Photo by Pool ARNAL/PICOT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Gianni Versace avec les mannequins Naomi Campbell et Shalom Harlow lors de son défilé Haute-Couture, collection Printemps/été 97 à Paris le 18 janvier 1997, France. (Photo by Pool ARNAL/PICOT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
1997年在巴黎 Ritz 酒店 舉辦 Atelier Versace 秋冬系列設計,系列有關於中世紀的雕塑或宗教馬賽克的靈感聯想,也在2018 Met Gala “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” 被選為展覽服裝。
Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, attends the last tribute to Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace at Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano). (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)
Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, attends the last tribute to Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace at Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano). (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)