Gianni Versace

Gianni Versace lived in this world from 1946 to 1997. He was born in the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria. He was raised in a house with his mother and father, along with his sister Donatella and brother Santo. Gianni had a sister named Fortunata, but she died of an ailment when she was young. Gianni's mother was a dressmaker who ran a sewing workshop with a staff of twelve seamstresses. From this little location, he began his initial training. Gianni arrived to Milan when he was twenty-six years old, after receiving an education in architecture, to work in the fashion industry.

His weave work drew Genny and Callaghan headhunters in the 1970s. He was hired to design lace and leather collections for the company. Gianni was so impressed by his own success after a few years that he debuted his first signature women's line in Milan at the Palazzo della Permanente Art Museum. His debut fashion presentation took place in the same year. Then he showed his menswear collection and joined Jorge Saud, who later became Giorgio Armani's collaborator. Gianni started his first shop in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978. Abstract, Greek, and Ancient Roman art, as well as Andy Warhol, were sources of inspiration for the designer.

Gianni Versace was assassinated near his Miami Beach home in 1997. At the moment, he had just returned from a morning walk. Normally, Gianni was followed by an aide whenever he left the house, but that morning he elected to walk out alone. Following a police inquiry, it was determined that Andrew Cunanan murdered Gianni with a gun and then shot himself with the same firearm eight days later.

Nationality: Italian
Born: December 2, 1946

Died: July 15, 1997

Career: Founder, Designer of Versace