Versus by Versace Black Leather Jacket Blazer
About the Item
- Designer:
- Brand:
- Dimensions:Length: 24 in (60.96 cm)Marked Size: Size 40 (EU)Bust: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Waist: 14 in (35.56 cm)Shoulder to Hem: 22 in (55.88 cm)
- Style:1990s (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2262213311422
Gianni Versace
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. 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,” Versace once explained. Instead, he had a sexy good time with fashion — as he did with life. Today, vintage Gianni Versace clothing, handbags and other accessories look astonishingly fresh and freshly relevant.
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 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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Los Angeles, CA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Moschino Cheap Chic Harlequin VestBy Moschino Cheap and Chic, MoschinoLocated in Los Angeles, CAMoschino cheap chic harlequin vest Iconic Moschino ! This vest is perfect for special occasion dressing - pair with black skinny pants and boots over a long sleeve blouse ! Brand ru...Category
1980s Italian Vests
- Moschino Cheap Chic Black Tuxedo Jacket BlazerBy Moschino Cheap and Chic, MoschinoLocated in Los Angeles, CAMoschino cheap chic black tuxedo jacket blazer Be retro cool wearing this vintage tuxedo style blazer / Jacket by the Moschino Cheap and Chic line! Really interesting design that ha...Category
1990s Italian Blazers
- Moschino Black White Houndstooth Heart Question Mark JacketBy MoschinoLocated in Los Angeles, CAMoschino black white houndstooth heart question mark jacket Be retro glam wearing this vintage Moschino jacket in a bold houndstooth print with black velve...Category
1990s Italian Jackets
- Moschino Cheap Chic Gilet Black Letter Vest Men'sBy Moschino Cheap and Chic, MoschinoLocated in Los Angeles, CAMoschino cheap chic gilet black letter vest One of the rarest Moschino Cheap and Chic vests around is here in JennieGirls Closet! This black letter vest spells GILET which means VES...Category
1990s Italian Vests
- Moschino Cheap Chic Foot Hands Face Pinstripe BlazerBy Moschino Cheap and Chic, MoschinoLocated in Los Angeles, CAMoschino cheap chic foot hands face pinstripe blazer Vintage is all the rage and this 1990s wool blazer with embroidered face, and foot and sun is a great example of what makes vintage so great. A wearable today as when it was made. Pair with white jeans or black slacks...Category
1990s Italian Blazers
- Moschino Black Ruffle Neck BlazerBy MoschinoLocated in Los Angeles, CAMoschino black ruffle neck blazer Moschino makes career dressing shine with this ruffle neck blazer! Pair with pencil skirt or wide leg pants for a finish...Category
Early 2000s Italian Blazers
- Child's Vintage 1980's Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket Size 8Located in New York, NYVintage child's black leather motorcycle jacket , size 8. Authentic details feature zip front closure, zippered sleeve cuffs and side pockets, metal snap collar and front pocket. At...Category
1980s American Jackets
- 1990s Emanuel Ungaro houndstooth vintage jacketBy Emanuel UngaroLocated in LAGNY-SUR-MARNE, FR1980s houndstooth vintage jacket by Emanuel Ungaro, parallèle collection. The fabric is 90% Cotton. It has a velvet aspect on the borders. Small d...Category
1980s French Blazers
- 1990's Vintage Black Moschino Couture jacketBy Moschino Couture, MoschinoLocated in LAGNY-SUR-MARNE, FR1990's Vintage Moschino Couture Black blazer jacket. in perfect condition. Sizes I 42 Fr 38 US 8 UK 10 Measurements : JACKET : Shoulders : 39 cm Waist : 35 cm Sleeves :...Category
1990s Italian Blazers
- 1990's Thierry Mugler Black Cutout Panel JacketBy Thierry MuglerLocated in Concord, NC1990’s Thierry Mugler Black jacket with triple rows of rectangular cutouts on the chest, upper arms, and center back. Square neckline. Shoulder pads. Snap front closure. Condition:...Category
1990s French Jackets
- F/W 1989 Thierry Mugler Black Futuristic Bullet Metal Runway JacketBy Thierry MuglerLocated in Concord, NCIncredible Thierry Mugler futuristic black jacket from the Fall/Winter 1989 Hiver Buick collection. Structured shoulders, peplum flared waist, single snap button closure,and long sle...Category
1980s European Jackets
- S/S 1989 Thierry Mugler Runway Sculptural Black Pointed Cutout JacketBy Thierry MuglerLocated in Concord, NCAn extravagant jacket by Thierry Mugler from the Spring Summer 1989 "Les Atlantes" collection. This documented black jacket features a unique cutout pointed edge design. The jacket f...Category
1980s French Jackets