Bibliograph

House of Versace, the untold story of genius, murder, and survival, Deborah Ball

Type

Label

House of Versace, the untold story of genius, murder, and survival, Deborah Ball

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

House of Versace

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

318870084

Responsibility statement

Deborah Ball

Sub title

the untold story of genius, murder, and survival

Summary

Versace. The very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All true, of course, but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward part of southern Italy who transformed the fashion world through his intuitive understanding of both women and how a changing culture influenced the way they wanted to dress. The first book in English about the legendary designer, House of Versace shows how Gianni Versace, with his flamboyant sister Donatella at his side, combined his virtuosic talent and extraordinary ambition to almost single-handedly create the celebrity culture we take for granted today. Bringing together fashion, celebrity, business drama, jet-set lifestyles, and a notorious crime, this is an old-fashioned page-turner about a subject of enduring fascination.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

"They've shot Gianni" -- The black sheep -- Breaking free -- Sister, playmate, confidante -- A new era -- Rivals and lovers -- Inspiration and muse -- Rock and royalty -- Supermodels, superstar -- Diva -- Spoiled by success -- Conflict -- Murder -- Understudy on the stage -- Inheritance and loss -- Siblings at war -- Toward ruin -- Breaking down -- Recovery -- A new beginning

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