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Versace 70s

Gianni Versace 70s sunglasses
Gianni Versace 70s sunglasses

Gianni Versace 70s sunglasses

By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Gianni Versace MODEL: 310 - 926 MADE IN: ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 50 mm Bridge: 18 mm Temple-to-temple width: 135 mm COLO...

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1980s Italian Sunglasses

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s
Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Versace MODEL: 314 - Blue Marble MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Small Lens width: 50 mm / 1 15/16 in Lens height: 45 mm / 1 3/...

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1970s Italian Sunglasses

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s
Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Gianni Versace MODEL: 312 - Olive MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: SMALL Lens width: 50 mm / 1 15/16 in Lens height: 44 mm / 1 3...

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1970s Italian Sunglasses

S/S 1994 Gianni Versace Medusa Medallion Black Leather Grommet Belt 70/28
S/S 1994 Gianni Versace Medusa Medallion Black Leather Grommet Belt 70/28

S/S 1994 Gianni Versace Medusa Medallion Black Leather Grommet Belt 70/28

By Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a punk-inspired metal and leather belt designed by Gianni Versace for his Spring/Summer 1994 collection. This belt features small silver-toned grommets and two large Medus...

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1990s Italian Belts

F/W 1992 Gianni Versace "Miss S&M" Medusa Bondage Gold Chain Fringe Large 70
F/W 1992 Gianni Versace "Miss S&M" Medusa Bondage Gold Chain Fringe Large 70

F/W 1992 Gianni Versace "Miss S&M" Medusa Bondage Gold Chain Fringe Large 70

By Gianni Versace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a fabulous black leather Gianni Versace belt designed by Gianni Versace. From the Fall/Winter 1992 'Miss S&M' collection, this wide belt features a gold-tone Versace M...

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Rare 1980s Gianni Versace Cold Shoulder Boho Draped Vintage 70s Silk Blouse Top
Rare 1980s Gianni Versace Cold Shoulder Boho Draped Vintage 70s Silk Blouse Top

Rare 1980s Gianni Versace Cold Shoulder Boho Draped Vintage 70s Silk Blouse Top

By Gianni Versace

Located in San Diego, CA

Rare early 1980s GIANNI VERSACE cold-shoulder silk boho hippie blouse! This historic shirt comes from one of Versace's first collections. Draped layers on the front and back. Simply ...

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1970s Italian Blouses and Tops

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Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s
Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Versace MODEL: 314 - Red Marble MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Small Lens width: 50 mm / 1 15/16 in Lens height: 45 mm / 1 3/4...

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1970s Italian Sunglasses

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s
Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses 70s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Gianni Versace MODEL: 312 - Olive MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: SMALL Lens width: 50 mm / 1 15/16 in Lens height: 44 mm / 1 3...

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S/S 2005 Versace Runway 70's Style Gold Baroque Wrap Dress
S/S 2005 Versace Runway 70's Style Gold Baroque Wrap Dress

S/S 2005 Versace Runway 70's Style Gold Baroque Wrap Dress

By Donatella Versace, Versace

Located in Yukon, OK

DESIGNER: S/S 2005 Versace runway Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- This dress is unworn with partial tags attached but there is a minor pull in t...

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S/S 2021 L# 70 New VERSACE TRESOR De La Mer MEDUSA RUFFLE DRESS 42 - 6
S/S 2021 L# 70 New VERSACE TRESOR De La Mer MEDUSA RUFFLE DRESS 42 - 6

S/S 2021 L# 70 New VERSACE TRESOR De La Mer MEDUSA RUFFLE DRESS 42 - 6

By Versace

Located in Montgomery, TX

VERSACE Collection 2021 Look # 70 Black wool crepe upper. White padded pleated satin bustier bra. Scoop neckline. Dual shoulder strap. Gold-tone Medusa 'harness' strap across bus...

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70s Gianni Versace beige suede suit
70s Gianni Versace beige suede suit

70s Gianni Versace beige suede suit

By Gianni Versace

Located in Lugo (RA), IT

Gianni Versace beige suede suit. Open vest with slightly flared design and wrap skirt with button at the waist. Size: 42 IT Flat measurements Vest Height: 67 cm Bust: 55 cm Skirt ...

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70s Gianni Versace Vintage striped grey wool knee-length skirt
70s Gianni Versace Vintage striped grey wool knee-length skirt

70s Gianni Versace Vintage striped grey wool knee-length skirt

By Gianni Versace

Located in Lugo (RA), IT

Gianni Versace striped grey wool knee-length skirt. Belt loops, two oblique lateral welt pockets, concealed central rear zip fastening and short bottom slit. Size: I (38 IT) Flat m...

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Rare Gianni Versace Brown Silk Velvet Evening Long Dress 1970s
Rare Gianni Versace Brown Silk Velvet Evening Long Dress 1970s

Rare Gianni Versace Brown Silk Velvet Evening Long Dress 1970s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Brindisi, Bt

Gianni Versace long 70s vintage evening dress. Silk velvet dress, sheath model, sleeveless, ankle length, two buttons with Swarosky on the shoulder and waist.

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By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Gianni Versace MODEL: 621 - 945 MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1980s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 48 mm / 1 7/8 in Lens height: 39 mm / 1 9/16 in Bri...

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Presenting a fabulous red crocodile Gianni Versace belt designed by Gianni Versace. From the 1980s, this belt is complete with a chain belt buckle with metal mesh woven between the l...

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S/S 1988 Gianni Versace Ad Oversized Rhinestone Black Ribbed Satin Leather 65
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Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a stunning black wide Gianni Versace belt, designed by Gianni Versace. From the Spring/Summer 1988 collection, this beautiful cloth belt features a ribbed fabric at the st...

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Presenting a beautiful gold-tone Gianni Versace chain link belt designed by Gianni Versace. From the 1990s, this incredible belt features a Greek key link broken up black Versace Med...

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By Gianni Versace

Located in Sheffield, GB

Sublime Gianni Versace medusa Belt, (Circa 1992) This heavily embellished leather belt features both silver & gold tone metal decorative hardware. Aswell as the iconic Medusa hea...

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Gianni Versace vintage sunglasses

By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Gianni Versace MODEL: 311 - 924 MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1980s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 54 mm / 2 1/8 in Lens height: 42 mm / 1 5/8 in Brid...

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By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Versace MODEL: 311 - Brown MADE IN: Italy ERA: 1980s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 54 mm / 2 1/8 in Lens height: 41 mm / 1 5/8 in Bridge: 1...

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Vintage Gucci sunglasses.
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By Gianni Versace

Located in Valencia, CA

MAKE: Gianni Versace MODEL: 294 - 07K MADE IN: Italy ERA: 80s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 54 mm / 2 1/8 in Lens height: 48 mm / 1 7/8 in Bridge...

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By Gianni Versace

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

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By Gianni Versace

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Versace 70s For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of versace 70s for sale on 1stDibs. Many people prefer Black versace 70s, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find Beige, Gray and more options on these pages. Finding the perfect accessories for you may mean sifting through those that were made during different time periods — popular versions of these were made as early as the 20th Century and a newer one, made as recently as the 21st Century, can also be found on the site. Versace 70s such as these have likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Versace, Gianni Versace and Versus are consistently popular. There aren’t many items for unisex if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for men and women.

How Much are Versace 70s?

On average, versace 70s on 1stDibs sell for $770, while they’re typically $163 on the low end and $1,150 for the highest priced versions of these items.

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.

Questions About Gianni Versace

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    The real founder of Versace was Gianni Versace. He was born in Calabria, Italy, in 1948. His mother was a successful dressmaker who employed more than 40 seamstresses. As a child, Gianni marveled at her workshop, which would become a university of sorts, where he learned the exceptional construction techniques that would be the foundation of his work. In 1972, at the age of 25, he moved to Milan to work in fashion. He launched his first collection and label in 1978, with his older brother Santo managing the business concerns. Soon, his sister Donatella joined the family venture, where she has had a creative role and managed enormously popular ready-to-wear lines such as Versus. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Versace apparel and accessories.