Humble greetings.Not that i base my invetors and philoshers on famous rap songs, but my next invetor\founder is a guy by the name if of Gianni Versace, an Italian fashion designer who established one of the most famous clothing lines Versace. He was not only known for being a designer but he was also known for founding the Gianni Fashion S.p.A, an internetional fashion house that distributed a host of home funishings from fragrances to makeup aswell as clothes. He was friends with the elite and designed for the likes of Dianna, Princess of Whales, Madona, Elton John, Cher and many other famous names. Gianni Maria Versace was born in Italy to a dressmaker mother, Francesca and three of his siblings, Santo(older brother), Donatella(younger sister) and Fortunata (older sister) who passed away at the age of 9, though some sources claim she passed at 12 from peritonitis. He was always interested in clothing and starting sewing at an any early age and also studied architecture before he decided to pursue fashion design in Milan at the of 26. During his stay in Milan his knits caught the attention of headhunters Genny and Callaghan, he was later hired by Complice to design and earned a significant amount of credit after he outdone himself on their learther and suede cllection. Couple of years down the line he presented his first fashion show in Milan, where he showcased his menswear collection and later worked with Jorge Suad, who would later become a patner with Giorgio Armani. His designs where heavily influenced by Ancient Roman and Greek art and also abstract art. Gianni was openly gay and when he passed away he left his partner a life long pension of $50 million and the absolute freedom to live in any of his houses in Italy or United States but due to family interference this was never possible for his patner. He also left his brother Santo and Jorge Suad serving as CEOs of the company and his sister, Donattela, became the new head of design. He was shot and killed by Andrew Cunanan near his Miami Beach mansion while fetching his newspaper from a coffee shop nearby. Fifty percent of his fashion empire is now owned by his niece Allegra Versace. His designs still appear on the red carpet thanks to his family and more importantly Donattela. Believe it or not his logo for Versace is based on monster-like god ,Medusa, that had a hideous face and snakes for hair and that took a form of a woman, it is said that staring at her would turn onlookers to stone.

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