Gianni Versace

Gianni Versace
Versace in an interview with Mario Biondi in 1990
Born	Giovanni Maria Versace (1946-12-02)2 December 1946 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Died	15 July 1997(1997-07-15) (aged 50) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Murder by gunshots
Resting place	Near Cernobbio, Italy
Occupation	Fashion designer
Label	Versace
Partner	Antonio D'Amico (1982–1997)
Relatives	Santo Versace (brother) Donatella Versace (sister) Allegra Versace (niece)
Website	versace.com

Gianni Versace (Reggio Calabria, 2 December 1946 – Miami Beach, Florida, 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Versace, an international fashion house.

The fashion house also produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes. Versaci also designed costumes for the theatre and movies, and was a friend of Elton John, Sting, and Princess Diana among many others.

Openly gay, Versace and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene.

On July 15, 1997, he was murdered outside his Miami Beach home, the former Casa Casuarina,^[1] at the age of 50 by spree killer Andrew Cunanan.

1. ↑ Now known as The Villa By Barton G. Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine