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Gianni Versace was born in 1946 in Reggio Calabria, Italy. He was actually the brother of Donatella, who ended up as head of the Versace fashion shops. In the Versace house, their mother had to find a way to support all three of her children. She did this by opening her own small tailor shop. This is where all the children learned how to make clothes. Eventually, Gianni started designing his own clothes; which was sold in his mother's shop. Then he started working in other fabric places, and had his first chance at being a fasihon designer when he designed a collection for Fiori Fiorentini, an Italy based company in 1972. He continued working for other fashion designers and finally his own label was used in his material made for Complice in 1974. In 1978,

Versace opened his first boutique in Milan's Via della Spiga. His style imediatly influenced a younger croud.

In 1997, Versace was shot to death in front of his mansion in Miami, Florida. In September 1997, Gianni Versace's brother, Santo Versace, was announced the new CEO of the Versace holding. Gianni's sister Donatella Versace is the new head of design. Donatella has two children, her daughter's Allegra and her son Daniel.