![]() ![]() He attended Liceo Classico Tommaso Campanella, where he studied Latin and ancient Greek, without completing the course. ![]() Versace was strongly influenced by ancient Greek history, which dominates the historical landscape of his birthplace. An older sister, Tina, died at age 12 because of an improperly treated tetanus infection. Giovanni Maria Versace was born in the city of Reggio Calabria on 2 December 1946 and grew up with his elder brother Santo Versace and younger sister Donatella Versace, along with their father and dressmaker mother, Francesca. ![]() On 15 July 1997, he was murdered outside his Miami Beach mansion, Casa Casuarina, by spree killer Andrew Cunanan. The place where he was born and raised, Reggio di Calabria, greatly influenced his career. ![]() He and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene. As a friend of Eric Clapton, Princess Diana, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Madonna, Elton John, Tupac Shakur and many other celebrities, he was one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world. He also designed costumes for theatre and films. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings and clothes. Giovanni Maria " Gianni" Versace ( Italian: 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman. ![]()
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