Gianni Versace
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Gianni Versace was born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy on December 2, 1946. He started out by designing costumes for theater. In 1972 at the age of 25, he decides to move to Milan and works as a fashion designer, drawing his first pret-a-porter collections for Genny, Complice and Callaghan. In 1975 he presents his first leather collection, created for Complice. In 1978 on March 28 he presents his first collection for women, signed with his own name in a fashion show at the Palazzo della Permanente, in Milan.
The following year Versace, who has always paid great attention to his image, starts collaboration with the American photographer Richard Avedon. Versace launched his own label in 1978 and designed clothing that combined classic and pop culture influences, often featuring wild prints and lots of bare flesh. In 1982 Versace wins the first of a series of awards that will crown his career: "L'Occhio d'Oro" for the best fashion designer of the 1982/83 fall/Winter collection for women. In this collection he displays the famous metal garments, now a classic feature of his fashion. The same year, he begins collaboration with the Teatro alla Scala and designs costumes for the Richard Strauss' ballet "Josephlegende"...