Gianni Versace, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gianni Versace

Italian couturier

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1997

Profession: entrepreneur, costume designer, dressmaker, fashion designer, designer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Giovanni Maria Versace (Italian: ['d?ovanni ver'sa?t?e]; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Versace, an international fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings, and clothes.
He also designed costumes for theatre and films.
As a friend of Eric Clapton; Diana, Princess of Wales; Naomi Campbell; Duran Duran; Kate Moss; Madonna; Elton John; Cher; Sting; Tupac; The Notorious B.I.G.; and many other celebrities, he was one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world.
He and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene.
On 15 July 1997, Versace was shot and killed outside his Miami Beach mansion Casa Casuarina at the age of 50.