VERSACE "TEATRO" . FRANCO MARIA RICCI EDITION #556 1ST VOLUME PRINTED IN 1987 LIMTED TO 4000 COPIES Start Price USD 399.99 Current Price USD 399.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, July 21, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location USA See more about 'VERSACE "TEATRO" . FRANCO MARIA RICCI EDITION #556' Description Gianni Versace Theater, Opera and Ballet was incomplete without him! Gianni Versace was born on December 2 in Reggie Calabria’s, 1946. He was a magnetic and proficient Italian designer for all kinds of clothing. He was influenced by modern abstract art. He was highly regarded as one of the greatly vibrant and gifted designers belonging to the second half of the twentieth century. Gianni was brought up along with his siblings Montello and Santo by their parents. Their mother Francesca was herself a dressmaker. He started to learn the art from his childhood days itself. He helped his mother to get gold braid and precious stones to be embroidered to dresses. When he was 25, he finished studying architecture and moved on to Milan to work as a fashion designer. Versace, the Designer Versace could draw the attention of the head-hunters at Callaghan and Gunny with his knits in the seventies. He was hired by Complice and asked to create designs for their suede and leather collections. In 975, he presented his first collection on leather. After he tasted success he presented his first collection for the ladies at the Palazzo Della Permanente Art Museum in Milan in 1978 and was signed with his own name. In September the same year, he presented a collection for men as well. He felt that he was more of a tailor than a designer. He was a specialist in cutting and sewing the clothes the way he wanted. He personally tried the men’s collection and made his sister Daniela try the women’s clothes that he made. His clothing imparted a sexy, aggressive and young look to the women folk who wore them. He wanted women to look like that as well. He also created sexy and skin-tight clothes with high slits and low cuts on skirts. He revived the cat suit and brought to light again the mini skirt and tights to be worn as trousers. Versace paid great attention to his own image. In the year 1979, he went into favotrable collaboration with Richard Avalon, an American photographer. His metal mesh dresses made with fine metal in 1982 were an instant hit. In the same year, Versace won the first award that was to elevate his carrier. It was the “L'Occhio d'Oro" for 1982-83 for the winter/fall collection for women. In the same year he went into contract with a famous ballet troupe and designed clothes for them. In about 10 years, an empire worth $808 was built by him. He made use of celebrities like Jon Bon Jovi, Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Tina Turner and Tupac Shakur as models for his print and runway ads. He was the first Italian designer to actually hire world-class photographer like Richard Avedon and photograph his advertising campaigns. Being also referred to as a rock-and-roll designer, his clients included Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, George Michael, Eric Clapton and Elton John. Princess of Wales, Diana also got clothes made for herself. Princess of Hanover, Caroline also followed suit. Unlike other designers, in 1982, he found a new passion in designing clothes for opera, theater and ballet. He began to work in close association with Maurice Bejart, a famous choreographer. He designed jewelry, accessories, china and furnishings as well. He was the costume designer for the TV series called Miami Vice. For this he moved on to Miami. He created costumes for another ballet called "Lieb und Leid" in 1983. By this time he was able to display his fusion that came about due to his technological research. An art show pertaining to the current day fashion was organized in Paris in 1985. This show brought together the works of many renowned artists on Versace’s fashion. Versace was greatly inspired by youngsters. He was invited by a large group of students in London to lecture on his works and describe his show called ‘Arte e moda’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum. This was followed by a series of awards and shows under his name. Awards and Shows In1986: A year with lots of shows and awards. The decoration called "Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana" was conferred on him by president of Italy. He was also assigned the "Grande Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris" by Jacques Chirac. In 1987: Versace designs the costumes for a stage show called ‘Salome,’ "Leda and the Swan" etc. A book was published in the same year called "Versace Teatro". He also designs for a Russian ballet that drew a lot of attention in that country. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITON .MISSING THE BLACK SLIP CASE. THIS IS THE 1ST VOLUME PUBLISHED. LIMITED EDITION. Place a Bid!