Versace - Wikipedia

... well as haute couture under its Atelier Versace brand and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Versace's logo is inspired by Medusa. Versace FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch GianniVersaceS.r.l.VersacestoreinBerlinTypeSubsidiary(S.r.l.)IndustryFashionFounded1978;44 yearsago (1978),asGianniVersaceDonnaFounderGianniMariaVersaceHeadquartersPiazzaLuigiEinaudi,420124MilanItaly45°28′59″N9°11′42″E/45.48306°N9.19502°E/45.48306;9.19502Coordinates:45°28′59″N9°11′42″E/45.48306°N9.19502°E/45.48306;9.19502KeypeopleSantoVersace(chairman,president)[1]JonathanAkeroyd(director,CEO)[1]DonatellaVersace(artisticdirector)Products Ready-to-wear hautecouture leatheraccessories footwear Revenue€1.7billion(2017)[2]€635million(2013)[2]Numberofemployees1500ParentCapriHoldingsWebsiteversace.com ItalianluxuryfashionhousebasedinMilan,Italy Forotheruses,seeVersace(disambiguation). GianniVersaceS.r.l.(/dʒiːɔːniːvərsɔːtʃiː/,Italianpronunciation: [ˈdʒanniverˈsaːtʃe]),[a]usuallyreferredtoasVersace,isanItalianluxuryfashioncompanyfoundedbyGianniVersacein1978knownforflashyprintsandbrightcolors.[6][7][8]ThecompanyproducesItalian-madeready-to-wearandaccessories,aswellashautecoutureunderitsAtelierVersacebrand[9]andlicensesitsnameandbrandingtoLuxotticaforeyewear.[10]Versace'slogoisinspiredbyMedusa.[11] Contents 1Historyandoperations 2Collaborations 3PalazzoVersace 4Controversy 5Notes 6References 7Externallinks Historyandoperations[edit] AdressbyGianniVersace In1972,GianniVersacedesignedhisfirstcollectionsforCallaghan,Genny,andComplice.In1978,thecompanylaunchedunderthename"GianniVersaceDonna”[12]andopeneditsfirstboutiqueinMilan'sViadellaSpiga.[13][14]Gianniindependentlycontrolledmuchofthebrand,fromdesigningtoretailing.[6]In1982,thecompanyexpandeditsofferingstoincludeaccessories,jewelry,homefurnishings,andchina.[15]In1993,DonatellaVersaceaddedtheYoungVersaceandVersuslines.[12]In1994,thebrandgainedinternationalcoveragefromtheblackVersacedressofElizabethHurley,referredinthemediaas"thatdress".[7][16][17] Versacehasdesignedforvariousmusicartists,includingstageandalbumcovercostumesforEltonJohnin1992andoutfitsforMichaelJackson.VersacealsodesignedclothingforthePrincessofWalesandPrincessCarolineofMonaco.[15] AfterthemurderofGianniVersacein1997,hissisterDonatella,formerlyvice-president,tookoverascreativedirector,andhisolderbrotherSantoVersacebecameCEO.[18]Donatella'sdaughterAllegraVersacewaslefta50percentstakeinthecompany,whichsheassumedcontrolofonhereighteenthbirthday.[19][20][21] In2000,thegreenVersacedresswornbyJenniferLopezattheGrammyAwardsgainedextensivemediaattention.ThedresswasvotedthefifthmosticonicdressofalltimeandElizabethHurley’sblackVersacedresswasvotedmosticonicdressofalltime,accordingtoa2008DailyTelegraphpoll.[17] Withthecompany'sprofitsindeclineintheearly2000s,[19][22]FabioMassimoCacciatoriwashiredasinterimCEOtoreorganiseandrestructureVersaceGroupin2003.[23]CacciatoriresignedinDecember2003dueto"disputeswiththeVersacefamily".[23]In2004,GiancarlodiRisiofromITHoldingbecameCEO,untilheresignedin2009duetodisagreementswithDonatella.[24][25][26]InMay2016,theVersaceGroupappointedJonathanAkeroydasCEOandboardmember.[27] InFebruary2014,TheBlackstoneGrouppurchaseda20percentstakeinVersacefor€210million.[28][29][30] Asof2016[update],morethan1500boutiquesoperateworldwide;thefirstboutiqueoutsideofItalyopenedinGlasgow,Scotland,in1991.[31] InSeptember2018,MichaelKorsofferedtobuyVersacefortwobillioneuros.[32][33]VersaceannouncedallBlackstoneandVersacefamilysharesweresoldtoMichaelKorsLimited.[34]TheacquisitionwascompletedinDecember2018,withDonatellaVersaceremainingheadofcreativedesign.[35]InJanuary2019,GianniVersaceS.r.l.joinedCapriHoldingsLimited,forminganewglobalfashionluxurygroupalongsideMichaelKorsandJimmyChoo.[34][36] In2018,Versacestoppedusingfurinitsproductsandin2020announceditwouldstopusingkangarooleather.[37]InOctober2018,VersaceannounceditsfirstPre-FallseasonshowinNewYork,scheduledonGianniVersace'sDecember2ndbirthdate.[38]In2021,VersaceopeneditsfirstSoHo,NewYorkboutique.[39] Collaborations[edit] In2006,GianniVersaceS.r.l.collaboratedwithLamborghinitoproducetheLamborghiniMurciélagoLP640Versace.ThecarincludedaVersace-designedwhitesatininteriorwithVersace'slogoembroideredintotheseats.Thecarwasavailableinblackorwhiteandcamewithaluggageset,drivingshoes,anddrivinggloves.Onlytenunitswereproduced.[40] TheVersaceboutiqueinMilan,Italy Ashtray(22cm×22cm)designedbyVersaceandproducedbyGermanporcelaincompanyRosenthal In2008,VersacecollaboratedwithAgustaWestlandtocreatetheAgustaWestlandAW109GrandVersaceVIPluxuryhelicopter,includingaVersaceleatherinteriorandVersace-designedexterior.[41][42] In2009,VersaceandH&MreleasedanewlineforH&M'sstores,includingmen'sandwomen'sclothingandhomeitems,suchaspillowsandblankets.[43] In2015,VersacecollaboratedwithdancerLilBucktoreleasealineofsneakers.[44] In2015,VersacepartneredwithMindGroup.ThecompaniesdesignedluxuryresidentialtowersinChinacalledtheVersaceResidencies.ThegoalofthecreatorswastocombineVersace'sluxuryhomeelementswithelementsoftraditionalChineseculture.[45] Alsoin2015,VersacepartneredwiththeABILGroupinIndiatodevelopanotherluxuryresidentialproject,locatedinSouthMumbai.[46] In2015,DonatellaVersacewasfeaturedinRiccardoTisci'sGivenchycampaign.[47] In2018,RonnieFiegandDonatellaVersacedebutedtheirKithxVersacecollection,featuringamodifiedmedusalogowith"KITH"writtenoveritseyes.[48] In2019,VersacecollaboratedwithTurkishAirlinestoprovideamenitykitstobusinessclasspassengersonlong-haulflights.ThekitscameinseparatelystyledbagsformenandwomenandfeaturedtheVersaceEroslineofproductsformenandVersaceErospourFemmeproductsforwomen.[49] VersaceMen'sFall2019collectionfeaturedseveralitemswiththelogoofFordMotorCompany.Accordingtothefashionhouse,thetwocompaniesjoinedforcestochannel"theexcitementofbuyingyourfirstcar."[50] InSeptember2021,VersacepresentedajointfashionshowwithFendi,titled"TheSwap",[51]consistingoftwocollections:Fendi'svisionforVersaceandVersace'svisionforFendi.[52]Thismarkedthefirsttimetwoartisticdirectorsofbrandsindifferentfashiongroupsdesignedcollectionsforeachother.[53] In2021,VersacecollaboratedwithLadyGagatocelebrateBornThisWay'stenthanniversarybycreatingacapsulecollectionwithproceedsbenefitingtheBornThisWayFoundation.[54] 647FifthAvenuelocation,NewYorkCity,2013 PalazzoVersace[edit] SoheilAbedian,ofSunlandGroup,approachedVersacein1997proposingaluxuryhotelbuiltfortheVersacebrand.ThefirstPalazzoVersaceopenedonAustralia'sGoldCoaston15September2000.[55][56]ThehotelwassoldtoaChineseconsortiuminDecember2012.[57][58]ThesecondPalazzo,thePalazzoVersaceDubai,wascompletedinDecember2015andislocatedontheforeshoreofDubaiCreek.[59]AthirdPalazzo,thePalazzoVersaceMacau,isunderconstructionaspartofapartnershipwithMacau'slargestcasinooperatorSJMHoldings.[60][61][62]ThePalazzoVersacehotelsaretheworld'sfirstfashion-brandedhotels.[63] Controversy[edit] InAugust2019,VersaceproducedarangeoftopssuggestingHongKongandMacauwereseparatecountries.Versaceapologized,sayingitmadeamistakeinthedesignandwoulddestroytheoffendingclothing.[64]Inresponsetothecontroversy,YangMiendedherrelationshipasbrandambassadorforVersace.[65] Notes[edit] 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