Vintage Gold-Tone Versace 1990s Chain Belt
By Versace
Located in New York, NY
Vintage gold-tone metal chain belt by Versace. Bead detailing. Hook closure. 1" width, 33" length.
Subversive, maximalist and unabashedly seductive, Gianni Versace’s (1946–97) designs infused high fashion with an entirely new ethos. “I don’t believe in good taste,” the legendary Italian couturier once explained. Instead, he had a sexy good time with fashion — as he did with life. Today, vintage Versace clothing, handbags and other accessories look astonishingly fresh and freshly relevant.
More than any designer before him, Versace mined celebrity, music and Pop art for inspiration. In fact, 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! '90” — the moment when the two worlds of fashion and pop culture became one, changing both forever.
Versace was born in Reggio di 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, Versace 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. This 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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Vintage Gold-Tone Versace 1990s Chain Belt
By Versace
Located in New York, NY
Vintage gold-tone metal chain belt by Versace. Bead detailing. Hook closure. 1" width, 33" length.
S/S 1988 Gianni Versace Ad Oversized Rhinestone Black Ribbed Satin Leather 65
By Gianni Versace
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...
1990s Gianni Versace Double Chain Black Medusa Greek Key Gold Belt
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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 Medusa...
CHANEL Vintage Black Leather Gold CC Logo Chain Belt/Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
Vintage Chanel CC Coin Logo Leather Chain belt which can also be styled as a necklace 100% authentic Made in France Gold-Plated, leather Clasp closure Very good condition overall asi...
HERMES c.1980's Burgundy Lizard Skin Leather Equestrian Ring Belt Gold Hardware
By Hermès, ERIC BERGERE
Located in Thiensville, WI
Hermes c.1980's Burgundy Lizard Skin Leather Equestrian Ring Belt Gold Hardware Brand / Manufacturer: Hermes Designer: Eric Bergere Circa: 1980's Sty...
Roberto Cavalli Black Patent Leather Gold Tone Logo Stone Buckle
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Roberto Cavalli Black Patent Leather Gold Tone Logo Stone Buckle 46 95 Italy Belt DETAILS Color: Black Measurements: 115 cm 45,27inches L x 2,5cm 0,98 inches W Item Name NWT ...
ETRO Leopard-Print Leather Belt with the Iconic Pegaso Brass Buckle
By Etro, Veronica Etro
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage ETRO leopard-print leather belt, nude calf leather leopard print with punch-hole detailing adjustable fit and metal with Pegaso cut out brass buckle fastening. Brass bucle cut out with the iconic Pagaso horse with wings...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Brown Woven Raffia Safari Belt, 1990s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche raffia safari belt. Classic large square buckle. Brown raffia whipstitched into the leather base. Chocolate brown. Circa 1990's. Excellent, unworn cond...
Hermes Paris Canvas Belt in Yellow Leather, Adorned with Gilted Metal Elements
By Hermès
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Hermes Paris - Canvas Belt With Yellow Leather, Adorned With Gilted Metal Elements. Additional information: Dimensions: Size 70 Condition: Good condition. Some oxidation upon the m...
Gilded Gold Vermeil Hardware Double-Row Chain-Link Multi "Charms" Belt
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully detailed gilded gold vermeil finished hardware belt with double rows of thick chain-link belt is detailed with multi-charms of stars, hearts, moon, cross and ...
Chanel Vintage ’93 Leather Woven Chain Link Belt sz 75
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Vintage ’93 Leather Woven Chain Link Belt Features small leather woven tier with four leaf clover charm Made In: France Year of Production: 1993 Color: Goldtone and black ...
Oscar de la Renta Black and White Perforated Leather Corset Belt, 2000s
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oscar de la Renta corset belt. The black and white leather features serrated edges and perforated detail. Silver toned hardware buckle. Genuine leather. Excellent, unworn condition. ...
Vintage "Art Nouveau" Hand-Etched Silver Hardware Belt Buckle
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully detailed hand-etched "Art Nouveau" silver hardware belt buckle measures 2 inches x 1 6/8 inches.