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Gianni Versace Leather Coat

F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Pink Perforated Leather Coat
F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Pink Perforated Leather Coat

F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Pink Perforated Leather Coat

By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a hot, pink Gianni Versace leather coat designed by Donatella Versace. This perforated

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Early 2000s Italian Trench Coats

Gianni Versace White Leather Coat
Gianni Versace White Leather Coat

Gianni Versace White Leather Coat

$569Sale Price|20% Off

L 33.86 in

Gianni Versace White Leather Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Amsterdam, NL

This coat is made of leather and fully lined We offer more exclusive vintage items, view our

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Late 20th Century Italian Coats and Outerwear

A/W1990 Gianni Versace embossed leather runway coat
A/W1990 Gianni Versace embossed leather runway coat

A/W1990 Gianni Versace embossed leather runway coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Milano, Lombardia

A/W1990 Gianni Versace embossed leather runway coat This extraordinary coat from Gianni Versace

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19th Century Coats

GIANNI VERSACE black leather coat with ostrich feathers
GIANNI VERSACE black leather coat with ostrich feathers

GIANNI VERSACE black leather coat with ostrich feathers

By Gianni Versace

Located in Rubiera, RE

We are pleased to present an extraordinary lambskin coat from the Gianni Versace collections of

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1990s Italian Coats and Outerwear

Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Mens White Quilted Leather Belted Coat
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Mens White Quilted Leather Belted Coat

Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Mens White Quilted Leather Belted Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Our opulent Gianni Versace Mens quilted white leather coat from Fall Winter 2001 is a rare runway

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Early 2000s Coats

1990s Gianni Versace Black Leather Trench Coat with Medusa Buttons
1990s Gianni Versace Black Leather Trench Coat with Medusa Buttons

1990s Gianni Versace Black Leather Trench Coat with Medusa Buttons

By Gianni Versace

Located in London, GB

A rare vintage and collectors piece, this dramatic leather trench coat was designed by Gianni

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1990s Italian Trench Coats

F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Dontella Versace Black Leather Trench Coat
F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Dontella Versace Black Leather Trench Coat

F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Dontella Versace Black Leather Trench Coat

By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

From the Fall/Winter 2002 collection, this Gianni Versace coat, designed by Donatella Versace, is

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Early 2000s Italian Trench Coats

Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Runway Black Wool Coat with Leather Paneling
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Runway Black Wool Coat with Leather Paneling

Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Runway Black Wool Coat with Leather Paneling

By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in Oakland, CA

F/W Dontella Versace-era Gianni Versace Couture peak lapel wool runway coat with leather paneling

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Early 2000s Italian Coats and Outerwear

Vintage Gianni Versace Couture Red fox fur Coat with leather belt
Vintage Gianni Versace Couture Red fox fur Coat with leather belt

Vintage Gianni Versace Couture Red fox fur Coat with leather belt

By Gianni Versace Couture

Located in Montgomery, TX

Vintage Gianni Versace Couture Red Fox Fur coat with leather belt Lining 100% Silk Belt 100

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coats

F/W 2000 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Tan Leather Shearling Fur Coat
F/W 2000 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Tan Leather Shearling Fur Coat

F/W 2000 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Tan Leather Shearling Fur Coat

By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a fabulous tan leather Gianni Versace coat with fur accents, designed by Donatella

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Early 2000s Italian Coats

F/W 1998 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Black Leather Zip Trench Coat
F/W 1998 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Black Leather Zip Trench Coat

F/W 1998 Gianni Versace by Donatella Runway Black Leather Zip Trench Coat

By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

menswear runway in light tan. Designed by Donatella Versace, this entirely black leather full-length coat

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1990s Italian Trench Coats

F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Black Shearling Woven Leather Jacket
F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Black Shearling Woven Leather Jacket

F/W 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Black Shearling Woven Leather Jacket

By Donatella Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a black shearling Gianni Versace coat designed by Donatella Versace. This coat from the

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Early 2000s Italian Coats

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1980s Gianni Versace Green Leather Coat
1980s Gianni Versace Green Leather Coat

1980s Gianni Versace Green Leather Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Paris, FR

GIANNI VERSACE Long green calf leather coat embroidered on the chest and at the rear with green

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1980s Italian Coats

Gianni Versace Black Leather 1980s Vintage Coat
Gianni Versace Black Leather 1980s Vintage Coat

Gianni Versace Black Leather 1980s Vintage Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This super cool leather jacket / coat by Gianni Versace and his early years as a designer, is a

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1980s Italian Coats and Outerwear

1990s GIANNI VERSACE Black Leather Trench Coat
1990s GIANNI VERSACE Black Leather Trench Coat

1990s GIANNI VERSACE Black Leather Trench Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Milan, Italy

This awesome Gianni Versace trench coat is in a black soft leather. It has double-breasted closure

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1990s Italian Trench Coats

Gianni Versace, Brown coat, Autumn/Winter 1982
Gianni Versace, Brown coat, Autumn/Winter 1982

Gianni Versace, Brown coat, Autumn/Winter 1982

By Gianni Versace

Located in London, GB

An early example of Gianni Versace's work, this brown leather coat if from the Autumn/Winter 1982

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1980s Coats

Gianni Versace Couture With Studded Leather Panels Fall1998
Gianni Versace Couture With Studded Leather Panels Fall1998

Gianni Versace Couture With Studded Leather Panels Fall1998

By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace

Located in Athens, Agia Paraskevi

Gianni Versace Couture With Studded Leather Panels Fall 1998

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1990s Italian Coats and Outerwear

1990's Versace Leather Jacket with Shearling Collar & Cuffs
1990's Versace Leather Jacket with Shearling Collar & Cuffs

1990's Versace Leather Jacket with Shearling Collar & Cuffs

By Gianni Versace

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage leather jacket from Gianni Versace dates to the 1990's and is made of buttery soft black

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1990s Italian Coats and Outerwear

Gianni Versace Supple Black Leather Coat
Gianni Versace Supple Black Leather Coat

Gianni Versace Supple Black Leather Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in New Hope, PA

Supple black leather lends an air of elegance to this coat designed by Gianni Versace in the 1990's

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Gianni Versace Vintage Leather and Fox Fur Jacket Coat
Gianni Versace Vintage Leather and Fox Fur Jacket Coat

Gianni Versace Vintage Leather and Fox Fur Jacket Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Naples, FL

Gianni Versace Vintage Leather and Fox Fur Jacket Coat IT 38 Gianni Versace leather jacket with V

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1990s Coats and Outerwear

GIANNI VERSACE  Fucsia Buttery Soft Leather Lasercut Trench Coat
GIANNI VERSACE  Fucsia Buttery Soft Leather Lasercut Trench Coat

GIANNI VERSACE Fucsia Buttery Soft Leather Lasercut Trench Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in New York, NY

GIANNI VERSACE Leather Trench Coat Fuchsia Pink color Lasercut Accents & Pointed Collar Knee

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coats and Outerwear

1990s Gianni Versace Black Leather Double Breasted Trench Coat
1990s Gianni Versace Black Leather Double Breasted Trench Coat

1990s Gianni Versace Black Leather Double Breasted Trench Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a fabulous black leather Gianni Versace double-breasted coat, designed by Gianni Versace

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1990s Italian Trench Coats

Gianni Versace Tan Cream Suede Leather Fringe Coat
Gianni Versace Tan Cream Suede Leather Fringe Coat

Gianni Versace Tan Cream Suede Leather Fringe Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

2003 Gianni Versace Tan and cream leather suede fringe coat. Fit size 2/4

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Versace Leather Over Coat
Versace Leather Over Coat

Versace Leather Over Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Black lambskin leather oversized over coat with classic gold & black Versace buttons and shearling

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Late 20th Century Italian Overcoats

GIANNI VERSACE 40 Black Leather Belted Long Jacket
GIANNI VERSACE 40 Black Leather Belted Long Jacket

GIANNI VERSACE 40 Black Leather Belted Long Jacket

By Gianni Versace

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gianni Versace Long Coat consists of 100% leather material in a black color tone. Designed with

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Late 20th Century Italian Coats and Outerwear

Gianni Versace Coat - Vintage Black Leather Shearling Collar, 1980s Jacket
Gianni Versace Coat - Vintage Black Leather Shearling Collar, 1980s Jacket

Gianni Versace Coat - Vintage Black Leather Shearling Collar, 1980s Jacket

By Gianni Versace

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage 1980's GIANNI VERSACE jacket comes in black textured patent leather with a large, shearling

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Jackets

NWT S/S 2003 Gianni Versace by Donatella Versace Teal Rivet Leather Jacket
NWT S/S 2003 Gianni Versace by Donatella Versace Teal Rivet Leather Jacket

NWT S/S 2003 Gianni Versace by Donatella Versace Teal Rivet Leather Jacket

By Donatella Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Never worn before, this Spring/Summer 2003 Gianni Versace bright teal leather coat comes complete

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Early 2000s Italian Jackets

Versace Creme Suede Fringe Leather Coat, 1990s
Versace Creme Suede Fringe Leather Coat, 1990s

Versace Creme Suede Fringe Leather Coat, 1990s

By Atelier Versace, Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Vintage Versace creme leather and suede coat with fringe and pockets. Fit size US 6

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1990s Italian Casual Dresses

Gianni Versace Leather Coat
Gianni Versace Leather Coat

Gianni Versace Leather Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Capri, IT

Gianni Versace Leather Coat Leather coat with fur necklace and studs on both sides it's never used

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1990s Italian Coats and Outerwear

Gianni Versace Woven Leather Jacket 1990s
Gianni Versace Woven Leather Jacket 1990s

Gianni Versace Woven Leather Jacket 1990s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Water Mill, NY

A fabulous black soft leather motorcycle jacket from Gianni Versace. It has a front zipper, a

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1990s Italian Coats and Outerwear

F/W 1992 Rare Vintage Gianni Versace Black Leather Bondage Coat
F/W 1992 Rare Vintage Gianni Versace Black Leather Bondage Coat

F/W 1992 Rare Vintage Gianni Versace Black Leather Bondage Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Montgomery, TX

RARE VINTAGE Gianni Versace Leather Coat From Iconic F/W 1992 Bondage Collection Highly

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coats

Gianni Versace Black Leather Car Coat
Gianni Versace Black Leather Car Coat

Gianni Versace Black Leather Car Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gianni Versace black leather car coat with cashmere/satin lining and medusa logo buttons

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1980s Italian Trench Coats

Gianni Versace Black Soft Leather Long Coat 1990s
Gianni Versace Black Soft Leather Long Coat 1990s

Gianni Versace Black Soft Leather Long Coat 1990s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Brindisi, Bt

Versus by Gianni Versace vintage 90s men's coat. Black color, 100% soft leather. Long model, inner

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1990s Italian Coats

1980s Gianni Versace Leather Fur Collar Insert Black Cape Coat
1980s Gianni Versace Leather Fur Collar Insert Black Cape Coat

1980s Gianni Versace Leather Fur Collar Insert Black Cape Coat

By Gianni Versace

Located in Brindisi, Bt

Coat of the 80s of the Italian designer Gianni Versace. The coat has inserts in leather and

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1980s Italian Coats

2002 VINTAGE GIANNI VERSACE MEN'S LEATHER COAT w/FUR, CRYSTALS & METAL MESH
2002 VINTAGE GIANNI VERSACE MEN'S LEATHER COAT w/FUR, CRYSTALS & METAL MESH

2002 VINTAGE GIANNI VERSACE MEN'S LEATHER COAT w/FUR, CRYSTALS & METAL MESH

By Versace, Gianni Versace

Located in Montgomery, TX

GIANNI VERSACE Men's leather coat With its luxurious textures and chic style, this gorgeous coat

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coats

1980s Gianni Versace Black Leather Jacket
1980s Gianni Versace Black Leather Jacket

1980s Gianni Versace Black Leather Jacket

By Gianni Versace

Located in Lugo (RA), IT

Black leather jacket Gianni Versace, with classic collar covered in ribbed velvet with decorations

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1980s Italian Coats

Gianni Versace 2002 S/S Collection Black Leather Fringe Overcoat It 40
Gianni Versace 2002 S/S Collection Black Leather Fringe Overcoat It 40

Gianni Versace 2002 S/S Collection Black Leather Fringe Overcoat It 40

By Gianni Versace

Located in Montgomery, TX

Rare Gianni Versace Black Leather Overcoat Italian size 40 - US 4 S/S 2002 Collection Super Soft

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coats

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Gianni Versace Leather Coat For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary gianni versace leather coat you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Black, Brown, Gray and more. You’re likely to find the perfect gianni versace leather coat among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Finding an appealing accessory such as this — no matter the origin — is easy, but Gianni Versace, Versace and Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace each produced a popular version that is worth a look. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Gianni Versace Leather Coat?

The price for a gianni versace leather coat starts at $288 and tops out at $34,500, and on average, selling for $2,294.

Gianni Versace for sale on 1stDibs

The signature extravagance of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace — forever aligned with glamour, sex, celebrity and spectacle — can overshadow the Italian couturier’s broad and deep engagement with history and culture. Today, his vintage dresses and gowns, handbags, sunglasses and other accessories look astonishingly fresh and freshly relevant.

More than any designer before him, Versace mined celebrity, music and Pop art for inspiration, and his subversive, maximalist and unabashedly seductive designs infused high fashion with an entirely new ethos. “I don’t believe in good taste,” he once explained. Instead, he had a sexy good time with fashion — as he did with life. 

Gianni Versace was born in Calabria, Italy. His mother was a successful dressmaker who employed more than 40 seamstresses. As a child, little Gianni marveled at her workshop, which would become a university of sorts, where he learned the exceptional construction techniques that were at the foundation of his creative expression.

In 1972, at age 25, he moved to Milan to work in fashion. He launched his first collection — and his label — in 1978, with his older brother Santo managing the business concerns. Soon, sister Donatella, whom Gianni dressed and took to discos when she was still a child, joined the family venture, where she had a creative role and managed enormously popular ready-to-wear lines such as Versus.

Vintage Versace — and Gianni Versace Couture, which debuted in 1989 — has become catnip for modern fashion enthusiasts who seek out the now-iconic house codes that originated in the designs of the 1980s and 1990s. His glamorous and seductive apparel — the clingy skirts and slender, strappy party dresses, as well as the erotic magazine ads that publicized them — looms large, but Versace’s art and historical influences were also vast.

Versace was an art collector, and he took on commissions to create costumes for theatrical performances during the 1980s and spoke of looking to numerous cultures for inspiration. The New York Times noted in 1997 that the fashion industry “is now driven by contemporary culture because Mr. Versace made it that way.”

Insiders consider his 1991/1992 Autumn/Winter runway show — which featured supermodels Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista lip-synching George Michael’s “Freedom” — as the moment when the two worlds of fashion and pop culture became one, changing both forever.

Versace's adventurous spirit of design resulted in his creating jewel-toned prints rooted in Grecian motifs, Etruscan symbols, the Italian Baroque and Andy Warholʼs Marilyn Monroe. There were slinky dresses in Oroton, his patented chain-mail textile that draped like satin, and leather bondage ensembles. Sex sold, for both women and men. Wrote the late curator Richard Martin, “[Versace] became the standard-bearer of gay men’s fashion because he eschewed decorum and designed for desire.”

Following Versace’s tragic murder in 1997, Donatella took over the role of artistic director and continued to evolve the house codes with a twist of her feminine and feminist perspective. Today, Santo Versace is chief executive officer of Versace and Donatella is its chief creative officer.

Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Gianni Versace evening dresses, handbags, day dresses and more on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Coats-outerwear for You

There is a stylish garment for anywhere in the universe, and on 1stDibs, finding the right vintage and designer coats and outerwear doesn’t have to feel like a journey to the ends of the earth.

Outerwear includes many types of garments aside from the standard coat. From capes, gilets, jackets and cloaks to raincoats and kimonos, fashion designers have long been preparing us for the elements, and outerwear in general has changed and evolved significantly over time.

A lot of the coat styles in our closets, such as the durable Navy-inspired peacoat, were popularized by soldiers who battled aggressive climes in their regulation field jackets and parkas — indeed, keeping troopers comfortable guided the design of the military surplus garments that have often become buzzy fashion trends. Even today, owing to the likes of Burberry, a luxury fashion house that is among the originators of the trench coat worn by British officers during World War I, the trench remains a timeless style, now available in a range of colors that can be worn throughout the year.

While women in late 1700s England donned an adaptation of a men’s jacket called a spencer — the likeness of which could be spotted in Ralph Lauren’s ready-to-wear collections hundreds of years later — designers hadn’t widely been crafting outerwear specifically for women. Generally, the outerwear of choice for the fashionable, well-heeled lady prior to the 1800s usually consisted of capes, shawls and stoles. By the mid-1800s, women were wearing overcoats with multiple layered collars popularized by men (often called a Garrick coat in England), and as women entered the workforce during the 1920s, hemlines climbed, jewelry was prominent and fashion conventions were broken across the board.

Thankfully, the 20th century’s tradition of challenging the norm continues steadfast in today’s outerwear fashions. Contemporary designers certainly find inspiration in 1960s and 1970s coats by Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent and Bonnie Cashin, but unisex options abound in modern creations that take both function and style into account. Find what inspires you in the full range of vintage and designer coats and outerwear available for sale on 1stDibs.