Gianni Versace "Teatro" Scarf
By Gianni Versace
Located in New York, NY
Gianni Versace "Teatro" Scarf in vibrant silk twill. Tassel motifs divide the scarf into 4
Gianni Versace "Teatro" Scarf
By Gianni Versace
Located in New York, NY
Gianni Versace "Teatro" Scarf in vibrant silk twill. Tassel motifs divide the scarf into 4
GIANNI VERSACE S/S 1991 “Warhol” Balletto Teatro Printed Leggings
By Gianni Versace
Located in Thiensville, WI
Gianni Versace S/S 1991 “Warhol” Balletto Teatro Print High Waisted Legging Circa: 1991 Brand
Gianni Versace Printed "Opera Balleto Teatro Cinema" Cotton Mini Dress 1991 S/S
By Gianni Versace
Located in Studio City, CA
Gianni Versace mini dress from the iconic 1991 S/S collection - bearing the famous "Opera Balleto
ATELIER VERSACE Greek masks silk scarf
By Atelier Versace
Located in Rubiera, RE
ATELIER VERSACE silk scarf OPERA TEATRO BALLETTO GREEK MASKS Spring/Summer 1992 Collection 100
Unavailable
Size: See Description
SS 1991 Gianni Versace Couture Opera Balletto Teatro Cinema Warhol Pants
By Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Portland, OR
These iconic Gianni Versace pants are from the designer's Spring/Summer 1991 collection. This
unworn GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE 'Teatro' print silk shirt & matching leggings 1991
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare theater print silk shirt and matching leggings from Gianni Versace Couture dating to 1991
Vintage GIANNI VERSACE Opera Balleto Teatro Cinema Size S Baroque Silk Blouse
By Gianni Versace
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage GIANNI VERSACE 90s Opera Balleto Teatro Cinema blouse comes in a multi-color baroque silk
1984 Versace Silk Don Pasquale Scarf
By Gianni Versace, Versace
Located in Austin, TX
1984 Gianni Versace silk Don Pasquale Teatro Alla Scala scarf. Condition: Excellent. 35" x 35
S/S 1991 Gianni Versace Teatro Balleto Print High Waist Leggings
By Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: S/S 1991 Gianni Versace- the designer label was removed but we 100% guarantee these are
Vintage 1991 GIANNI VERSACE "Balletto Teatro" Print Leggings
By Gianni Versace
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1991 GIANNI VERSACE "Balletto Teatro" Print Leggings from S/S 1991 Collection
Sold
Size: 42- runs very small!
S/S 1991 Gianni Versace Couture Runway Avant Garde Teatro Pop Art Dress
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: S/S 1991 Gianni Versace- has handmade couture details including a separate waist band
Celine Wrap Bodycon Dress
By Celine
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous red jersey dress from Celine. It has a wide V neckline, 3/4 length sleeves and a wrapped ruched bodice. The dress is semi fitted through to the hips then falls straight ...
Gianni Versace Runway F/W 1992 Bondage Collection Leather Fox Astrakhan Jacket
By Gianni Versace
Located in San Diego, CA
Extremely rare museum piece vintage GIANNI VERSACE Couture Runway Fall / Winter 1992 Bondage Collection leather, fox fur and astrakhan fur black runway jacket ! Angelina Kallio model...
Las Vegas MOSCHINO Cheap & Chic Roulette Darts Print 1990s Mini shift Dress
By Franco Moschino, Moschino Cheap and Chic
Located in Sheffield, GB
Las Vegas MOSCHINO Cheap & Chic Roulette Darts Print 1990s Mini shift Dress A Loud franco Moschino ‘Cheap & Chic’ roulette print mini dress in off white, yellow and red tones. MADE ...
Givenchy Couture John Galliano S/S 1997 Bouquet Floral Ribbon Print Midi Dress
By Givenchy, John Galliano
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by John Galliano for the Givenchy Couture spring/summer 1997 collection; his last collection for the label. Galliano only designed for the fashion house for 2 years which ma...
Roberto Cavalli Burgundy Satin Slip Dress With Gold Metallic Print
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to present a vintage Roberto Cavalli burgundy slip dress with a decorative floral flocking print featuring thin straps, a slip dress style bodice, and...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 1996 Brown Plunging Keyhole Neck Bodycon Midi Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 1996 Brown Plunging Keyhole Neck Bodycon Midi Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Spring / Summer 1996 Designer: Alexander McQueen Sty...
Versace Silk Cut out Back Dress
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful pink silk dress from Versace. It is is a simple sleeveless sheath from the front. The back is exposed from the shoulders to low back with the exception of draping framin...
$2,367Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 42
Christian Dior by John Galliano burgundy wool crepe evening dress, fw 2008
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Milano, IT
- Designed by John Galliano - Sold by Skof.Archive - Cowl neckline - Above knee-length - Hidden side zipper - Draped bow with rose detail - Size label removed - Fall Winter 2008 ...
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s “The Antarctican Society” Antarctic Motif Print Silk Scarf
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s “The Antarctican Society” Antarctic Motif Print Silk Scarf Brand/Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1960’s Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: Square silk scarf Col...
Hermès Silk Scarf On The Beach Ugo Bienvenu Pink Green 35'
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Gorgeous Authentic Hermès Scarf Print: "ON the BEACH Designed by Ugo Bienvenu in 2021 / 2022 Made in France Made of 100% Twill Silk Colorways: ROSE / VERT / ROUGE (Pink / Green ...
Alexander McQueen New Pink Skirt Suit S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous pink wool skirt suit by Alexander McQueen' from his 1999 Spring/Summer Collection. It is comprised of a blazer style jacket with peaked lapels, front welt flap pockets, pr...
Thierry Mugler Silk Dress with Asymmetric Neckline
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk dress by Thierry Mugler. It is a semi fitted dress with an asymmetric jagged edge neckline outlined in black velvet and a straight skirt. It is fully lined in s...
Hermes Scarf Super Silk Quest Bleu Royal Rose Multicolore 90
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Super Silk Quest silk twill scarf. Featured in Bleu Royal, Rose and Multicolore colorway. Depicts nights on horseback, dragons and a varied motif of fanta...
new AZZEDINE ALAIA bordeaux plisse knit dress
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Bordeaux knit dress with intricate plisse woven pleats from Azzedine Alaia. New with tags. French size 40 however runs small and best fits a FR 36 or 38. Approximate measurements (un...
1920's Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Coat
Located in New Hope, PA
One of the best Chinese embroidered coats I have ever offered for sale, this black silk coat is smothered with gorgeous and colorful hand embroidery. Motifs include men and women, ...
Versace Silk Halter Dress with Embroidery
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous fine stretch silk halter dress from Versace with a colorful pink lily print on a turquoise background. The halter neck and bust area are comprised of intricate silk cord f...
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.
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