Gianni Versace, the genius of fashion loved by top models and stars was born 75 years ago. PHOTO

Gianni Versace is considered one of the most revolutionary stylists Of all times. Over the course of his career he has been able to revolutionize the world of fashion and create clothes that have become iconic. His creations also helped to make famous characters, still unknown at the time as Elizabeth Hurley

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Born on December 2, 1946, would have turned 75. His life instead stopped at 50 years. The July 15, 1997 Versace was murdered with two gunshots on the steps of his home in Miami Beach by the 27-year-old Andrew Cunanan, who died a few days later. Director Franco Zeffirelli, friend of the designer, he said: “With the death of Versace, Italy and the world lose the designer they have freed fashion from conformism, giving her imagination and creativity ”

Dua Lipa is the face of the Versace campaign

Gianni Versace was the founder of the famous fashion house Italian Versace. His first collection debuted at the Palazzo della Permanente, in Milan, in 1978, and it was only the first of a great career that contributed to making the Made in Italy worldwide

Versace by Fendi, the surprise show at Milan Fashion Week. PHOTO

Gianni Versace snatched the most beautiful models from Paris and made them become real stars. From Naomi Campbell to Claudia Schiffer, as far as Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Linda Evangelista, all of them passed through the designer’s catwalks and became known all over the world

Versace helped create the phenomenon of super supermodel of the 90s, a period during which the models who paraded for him became real stars

Gianni’s first muse was Stephanie Seymour, then they came Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Elle MacPherson and the others

The greatest photographers who signed the most unscrupulous advertising campaigns ever appeared up to then also arrived with the top models. They worked with the designer names like Richard Avedon, Mario Testino, Helmut Newton and Bruce Weber

The original wedding dress worn by a very young girl has become iconic Kate Moss on the Versace catwalk. The model was one of Gianni’s muses and owes part of her career to him

Gianni Versace mixes the classical tradition to eros, sex appeal in the citation of Magna Graecia and creates unforgettable fashion masterpieces

Among the models preferred by the designer, in addition to Cindy Crawford, there are Naomi Campbell And Carla Bruni

The 90s were a golden moment for the fashion house, Gianni’s clothes are also chosen by numerous personalities of the star system such as Madonna And Sylvester Stallone

In 1989 Gianni senses that even the youngest audience must be intercepted and thus creates the line Versus, dedicated to a less mature clientele

Hue golden or animal prints are some of the distinctive features of Gianni Versace’s collections which, worn by the most famous top models of those years, stood out even more for their elegance and uniqueness

The fashion shows by Gianni Versace they were meticulously cared for details to ensure that the public’s attention was focused on his creations

Gianni Versace with some of his most popular models: Karen Mulder, Linda Evangelista And Carla Bruni

L’black dress by Versace worn by Elizabeth Hurley in 1994 at the presentation of the film by then-boyfriend Hugh Grant, “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, he went down in history. At the time, the actress was an unknown model. The dress, extremely provocative with the characteristic of being held together by big gold safety pins that showed the body, managed to capture attention by blurring the presentation of the film

Instead, it is still considered today one of the best dresses of all times past on the red carpet on red dress by Gianni Versace worn by Cindy Crawford at the 1991 Oscars

She was also a great lover of the creations of the Italian designer Lady Diana. In the photo, on the left, the first Versace dress worn by Lady D: it was the 1991 and the princess posed for a photo shoot made by Patrick Demarchelier. On the right, instead, the famous one-shoulder long dress in electric blue silk that she wore in 1996 in Australia