Alessandro versace family biography
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Alessandro versace family biography
Inside the iconic Versace family's journey through fame, tragedy, and resilience
Gianni Versace was born in December 1946 in Calabria, Italy, into a family with an entrepreneurial seamstress as its matriarch.
Francesca Versace — the mother of Gianni, his sister Donatella, and his brother Santo — had very little money in Calabria but used what she had to start an atelier, Donatella told The New Yorker.
Gianni grew up watching her work and designed his first dress at age 10, according to WWD.
Source: The New Yorker, WWD
In 1972, after he graduated from high school, Gianni moved to Milan to work under various designers, one of whom was Mario Valentino.
Source: Encyclopådia Britannica
Six years later, in 1978, Gianni started his own fashion company, Gianni Versace S.p.A.
Donatella moved to Milan to be with him, learn from him, and serve as his muse. She began to help with clothing design as well.
Source: Encyclopådia Britannica