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Gianni Versace Suits, Outfits and Ensembles

Italian, 1946-1997

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.

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Gianni Versace Vintage 90s Suit
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Gianni Versace S/S 1991 Pop Art Baroque Print Swimsuit Bodysuit & Skirt Set
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Gianni Versace S/S 1992 Runway Vintage Bustier Embellished Ivory Romper Jumpsuit
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F/W 1995 Gianni Versace Couture Runway Medusa Light Blue Wool Satin Skirt Suit
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
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Presenting a gorgeous light blue Gianni Versace Couture skirt suit, designed by Gianni Versace. This set debuted on the Fall/Winter 1995 runway as look number 23 on Trish Goff. A tailored version of this set was also present in the season's ad campaign on Kristen McMenamy, shot by Richard Avedon. With an oversized cut, this matching set features a luxurious satin lining in the jacket visible at each rolled over cuff. The jacket also features monotone blue Versace...
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F/W 1995 Gianni Versace Runway Grey Satin Velvet Dress Rhinestone Jacket Set
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Gianni Versace grey checked wool pleated skirt and cropped jacket, ss 1994
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Gianni Versace Versus Vintage White Jacket & Skirt Ensemble with Western Details
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GIANNI VERSACE VERSUS vintage 1990s white jacket and skirt ensemble featuring Western details. The jacket features : - White cotton with black stitchin...
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By Gianni Versace
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Gianni Versace Madonna Ad Gray Gingham Medusa Button Mini Skirt Suit - S, 1995
By Gianni Versace
Located in Tucson, AZ
Demonstrating uncharacteristic restraint, Versace produced this demure suit that buttons to the throat near the end of his too-brief career. Its mini skirt length and iconic Medusa buttons are the only allusions to the designer's typically much bolder designs. Vintage pale gray-lavender and white micro-gingham suit jacket with heavily padded shoulders, pointed collar and working flap pockets each front hip; buttons to throat with 5 alternating-size carved Medusa...
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Lace overlay pants and blouse set Gianni Versace
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Gold lamé Pants and blouse outfit covered with gold embroidered flower lace and inlaid with gold studs by Gianni Versace French Size 38 Italian Size 42...
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Vintage 90s Gianni Versace Black and White Print Top and Skirt Ensemble Set
By Gianni Versace
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage 90s Gianni Versace black and white print short sleeve top and skirt ensemble set. - Featuring ribbed crew neck, sleeves and hem top. Skirt is ribbed elastic waist and h...
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GIANNI VERSACE Cable Knit Set with Pencil Skirt Size 40 42
By Gianni Versace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Gianni Versace set is composed of a nude cable knit. Pull on style over sized sweater and pencil skirt. In excellent condition. **Please cross-r...
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Gianni Versace suits, outfits and ensembles for sale on 1stDibs.

Find an extraordinary range of authentic Gianni Versace suits, outfits and ensembles available on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing our collection of unique vintage and designer fashion to elevate your daily look or to introduce new colors to the dazzling formal wear in your wardrobe, this designer’s body of work includes elements of red, yellow, blue and other tones. Most of the items here were designed during the 20th Century, but you can find examples that were created as recently as the 21st Century and Contemporary. Customers who are interested in this designer might also find the work of Dolce & Gabbana, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Moschino appealing. On 1stDibs, find haute couture, vintage and designer Gianni Versace suits, outfits and ensembles from top boutiques around the world. Gianni Versace suits, outfits and ensembles prices can differ depending upon time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $99,500, while the average work can sell for $2,643.
Questions About Gianni Versace Suits, Outfits and Ensembles
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Gianni Versace designed haute couture clothing, as well as ready-to-wear styles. His more adventurous clothing was known for combining elements of luxurious classicism with overt sexuality. His clothing was glamorous and often worn by the rich and famous, yet still had an edgy vibe that people felt pushed the limits of good taste. You’ll find a large collection of Versace clothing from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Giovanni Maria “Gianni” Versace was an Italian fashion designer and the founder of the brand Versace. He was known around the world for high-end, luxury designs that featured bold colors and prints with a sexy attitude. Versace was born in 1946 in Reggio Calabria, Italy and was killed outside his Miami Beach home in 1997. Find a collection of authentic Versace clothing, shoes and accessories from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The name of Gianni Versace, the designer who revolutionized luxury fashion with his ultra-glamorous designs and theatrical bent beloved by supermodels and everyday people alike, is pronounced "jee-AH-nee ver-SAH-cheh." On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary Versace haute couture from top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, Gianni Versace did not make his own fabric. Today the company uses fine fabric and leathers from Italy. Gianni Versace is often credited with inventing Oroton fabric, which is very fine chain mail, similar to the military chain mail which was first used around the 3rd century BC. Obviously, he did not invent this technique, but using very fine chain mail for high-end fashion can be attributed to his artistic vision. Find vintage and contemporary Versace bags, clothing and accessories from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.

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