On July 15th, 1997, on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion, Gianni Versace was shot execution-style with a.40 caliber Taurus PT100 as he returned from a morning walk on Ocean Drive. He was later declared dead at Jackson Memorial Hospital, at 9:21 a.m. Versace was 50 at the time of his death. Normally he would have an assistant walk to get his morning press from his home to the coffee shop, but on this occasion, he wanted to go himself. 

Versace was killed by a serial murderer, Andrew Cunanan, who had killed four other people earlier (including real estate investor Lee Miglin). Cunanan committed suicide eight days after the murder of Versace, on a houseboat. 

Cunanan was obsessed with the designer and often boasted about his close "friendship" with Versace, although this was symptomatic of Cunanan's grandeur delusions: he often claimed to have met celebrities in a false manner. Nevertheless, FBI agents assume that Versace and Cunanan had previously met in San Francisco, but it is still a mystery what their relationship entailed. Maureen Orth published a 2008 article in Vanity Fair claiming that Cunanan and Versace had met briefly in 1990 (according to several eyewitness claims) at a San Francisco nightclub and may have communicated on other occasions because they were both interested in sex-for-hire circles in Miami and San Francisco. Yet the family of Versace has always steadfastly denied that the two had ever met. Investigators also said they don't know why Versace was murdered. "I suppose we will never know the answers," Miami Beach Chief of Police Richard Barreto said. 

Versace's body has been cremated, and his ashes returned to the family estate near Cernobbio, Italy, and were buried at Moltrasio cemetery near Lake Como in the family vault. About 2,000 people, including Elton John and Diana, Princess of Wales, who got killed in a car crash just over a month later, attended the funeral liturgy of Versace, held at the Milan Cathedral.

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FBI agents assume that Versace and Cunanan (Versace's murderer) had previously met in San Francisco.

Celebrate the coming summer with the Versace Summer 2020 capsule collection that boasts a bright, colorful print. 

Blue skies and bold patterns, the Versace collection includes printed designs that evoke sun-drenched holidays. The Mediterranean spirit features vibrant prints and enlivening combinations of colors defined by the capsule collection.

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Versace was often known as the "Rock'n'Roll designer," since they were producing attires for music icons, including George Michael, Elton John and Michael Jackson, amongst other the most famous musicians. In 1992, Versace designed the Elton John's stage outfits as well as his album cover costumes. Versace has designed dresses for the Princess of Wales and Monaco's Princess Caroline. In their advertising campaigns, Versace corporation is famous for using the same models as on their runways. 

In 1997, after the murder of the founder Gianni Versace, his sister Donatella Versace, executive vice-president, took over as artistic director, and his older brother Santo Versace became a CEO. Donatella's daughter, Allegra Versace, was left with a 50 percent interest in the business that she took ownership of on her 18th birthday. 

In 2000, Jennifer Lopez's "green Versace dress" at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards gained a lot of media attention, being voted "fifth most iconic dress of all time" in 2008, with Hurley's 1994 dress being first voted in a Daily Telegraph poll.

Michael Kors announced on 24th September 2018 that they were offering a deal to purchase Versace for 2 billion euros. The same month, Versace announced that one hundred percent of all family shares in Blackstone and Versace had been sold to the Michael Kors Limited Group.

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The fashion industry has struggled to adapt to the changes needed to stop the pandemic consequences since the coronavirus first exploded in January. Fashion weeks gradually started to be cancelled throughout Asia — Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo — and houses began to call off their shows, Gucci and Prada leading the pack. 

Now, as the situation continues to escalate in Europe and the US, the apparel industry is moving up further to try to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Over the weekend, LVMH announced that it would take the enormous step of halting the production of its perfumes and cosmetic gels, instead using these resources to manufacture hand sanitizer. 

The French luxury goods group, owned by Louis Vuitton and Dior, will produce the disinfectant gel for free and will donate the products for the foreseeable future to French hospitals, especially those in Paris. LVMH is to produce and deliver 12 tonnes this week alone. 

"These gels will be distributed to health authorities at no charge," the organization said in a weekend statement. "LVMH, in collaboration with the French health authorities, will continue to uphold this pledge for as long as possible." France currently has more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus, of which 127 died sadly. 

LVMH aren't the only ones who step up to do their part. Today Prada's CEO and chairman donated two full intensive care and resuscitation units each to Vittore Buzzi, Sacco and San Raffael hospitals in Milan. 

Donatella and Allegra Versace have announced a joint donation of €200,000 to a hospital in Milan this weekend. The money will go directly to the intensive care unit at San Raffaele hospital, which is struggling to deal with a huge volume of COVID-19 patients. 

"It is vital to be unified and support in times like this but we should help all those on the front lines, battling every day to save hundreds of lives," Donatella said in a statement on Friday. Over the weekend Italy continued fighting against some 25,000 cases of the disease, now under a country-wide quarantine. At this point more than one thousand people have died. 

"Our hearts go out to all those affected by this disease, and to all the doctors and medical staff who have worked heroically non-stop over the past few weeks to care for our loved ones," the designer added. "This is when we must stand together and care for each other." 

Let's hope that more will join the trend in the fashion industry, and step up to help do their part. What will be reaction of Victoria Beckham, Yohji Yamamoto, Rick Owens, Courreges, Mugler fashion houses? Let's see! Stay safe!

LVMH AND DONATELLA VERSACE HAVE CALLED FOR FASHION TO SLOW DOWN

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