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Since taking over as artistic director in 1997, Donatella Versace has been the creative force behind the Versace empire. Under her leadership, the brand has expanded beyond luxury clothing into accessories, home furnishings, and hotels, establishing itself as a global luxury lifestyle brand. Donatella is the definition of a powerful working woman i...

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The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents the screening of the film-documentary “The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive” directed by Salvatore Zannino, to celebrate this extraordinary Italian fashion designer’s life and contributions to beauty in the film, music, and fashion industries. “Gianni Versace’s life was such a compelling story tha...

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His name is tied to a specific time. A time when the original supermodels walked up and down the runways of Italian creativity. Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen have all been muses of his. Beautiful and untouchable, they seemed the sole protagonists of each show but, by bringing the world’s attention...

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The United States is attracting luxury houses more than ever. While Chanel has just flown to Miami, where it showed its 2022/23 cruise collection on Friday, November 4, Versace announced that it will hold a show on March 10 in Los Angeles to unveil its women's and men's fall-winter 2022/23 collection. The event will be held two days before the Osca...

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When one thinks of Versace, one might think of the supermodel-filled runways during founder Gianni Versace’s heyday in the ‘90s. One might think of its current face and creative director of the brand, Gianni’s sister Donatella Versace. Or, sadly, one might picture the caution tape outside Gianni’s Miami mansion when he was murdered in 1997 at 50 ye...

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An international fashion house has opened its first outlet store in New England, which is only its second retail store in the state. Luxury brand Versace has opened at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets. The Italian company is known for “fashion and lifestyle products including haute couture, prêt-à-porter, accessories, jewelry, watches, eyewear,...

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Donatella Versace is still reeling over the death of her brother, Gianni Versace. On July 15, Donatella marked the 25th anniversary of his death, sharing a carousel of throwback photos of Gianni, including a black and white pic of herself with him, on social media. "25 years of missing you, Gianni," she captioned the Instagram post. "Every day, I w...

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The story of Versace’s is the story of a family. Gianni Versace was born in Reggio Calabria where as a child he acquires the skills of a tailor’s shop. Having moved to Milan to pursuit a career in the world of fashion, in 1973 he becomes the designer for Byblos, where he works for several years until he decides to open his own fashion house.  “Gian...

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At a time when we're valuing togetherness over dissonance, and support over anything more self-serving, two heritage Italian brands came together in one history-making catwalk event, as Fendi and Versace closed out Milan Fashion Week in exceptional style. The two storied fashion houses collaborated on a show - named 'Fendace' - which saw Donatella...

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The Italian fashion house has secured a 285sq m boutique in the SoHo area of New York City. The store is located on the ground floor of a mid-rise structure built in 1879 and is within close proximity of several other luxury brands including Linda Farrow, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Dior and Fendi. The interior design of the store has been cre...

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