Definitions for "Versace"
Italian fashion designer (1946-1997)
Gianni Versace S.p.A. (pronounced ) is an Italian clothier founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. After Gianni Versace was killed by Andrew Cunanan on July 15, 1997, his sister Donatella Versace, formerly vice-president, stepped in as creative director of the designing House and his older brother Santo Versace became CEO. Currently, Donatella Versace controls the majority of the company's assets until her daughter, Allegra, the sole-heiress of the Versace fortune, is prepared to take an active role.