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
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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
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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 ...
Thierry Mugler Green Wrap Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous forest green wool military influence dress by Thierry Mugler. It has a small stand up collar, long sleeves with cuffs and 2 bodice patch pockets. The dress skirt wraps ac...
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...
Versace SS 2005 Madonna Ad Campaign Backless Silk Dress
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous light yellow stretch silk dress as featured in Versace's notable 2005 ad campaign. It has a shirt collar, fold up elbow length sleeves with functional tabs, 2 chest flap p...
Las Vegas MOSCHINO Cheap & Chic Roulette Darts Print 1990s Mini shift Dress
By Moschino Cheap and Chic, Franco Moschino
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 ...
Moschino Photo Print Velvet Dress
By Moschino, Moschino Cheap and Chic
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous velvet dress by Moschino in an elaborate print of words and photos in beige, brown, and black. The print is amazingly detailed with photo prints of silent screen stars, w...
2003 Gucci by Tom Ford Cutout Black Ruched Body Panel Sleeveless Black Dress
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Tom Ford designed this darling little black Gucci dress in 2003. This timeless knee-length piece features a sweetheart neckline, thin shoulder straps, and an exposed back adorned wit...
Thierry Mugler S/S 1994 White Pleated Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Mugler S/S 1994 White Fan Pleated Dress; with pleated gathering to central metal ring at midriff, satin-covered lightly-boned corset to interior. Fits US size 4, EU 34; Miss...
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...
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...
Gianni Versace silk off-shoulder cropped blouse, ss 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Gianni Versace silk off-shoulder cropped blouse with signature Versace print. Spring-Summer 1993
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...
Roberto Cavalli Black Floral Embroidered Print Silk Dress Aw 2004
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is thrilled to present a vintage Roberto Cavalli evening gown featuring a multi-color floral print with gold fleck detailing, slip dress neckline, bust to waist ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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.