F/W 2010 Look # 38 VERSACE EMBELLISHED DARK BLUE GOWN DRESS 40 - 4
View Similar Items
F/W 2010 Look # 38 VERSACE EMBELLISHED DARK BLUE GOWN DRESS 40 - 4
About the Item
Versace
Subversive, maximalist and unabashedly seductive, Gianni Versace’s (1946–97) designs infused high fashion with an entirely new ethos. “I don’t believe in good taste,” the legendary Italian couturier once explained. Instead, he had a sexy good time with fashion — as he did with life. Today, vintage Versace clothing, handbags and other accessories look astonishingly fresh and freshly relevant.
More than any designer before him, Versace mined celebrity, music and Pop art for inspiration. In fact, the New York Times noted in 1997 that the fashion industry “is now driven by contemporary culture because Mr. Versace made it that way.” Insiders consider his 1991/1992 Autumn/Winter runway show — which featured supermodels Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista lip-synching George Michael’s “Freedom! '90” — as the moment when the two worlds of fashion and pop culture became one, changing both forever.
Versace was born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy. His mother was a successful dressmaker who employed more than 40 seamstresses. As a child, little Gianni marveled at her workshop, which would become a university of sorts, where he learned the exceptional construction techniques that were at the foundation of his creative expression. In 1972, at age 25, he moved to Milan to work in fashion. He launched his first collection — and his label — in 1978, with his older brother Santo managing the business concerns. Soon, sister Donatella, whom Gianni dressed and took to discos when she was still a child, joined the family venture, where she had a creative role and managed enormously popular ready-to-wear lines such as Versus.
Vintage Versace has become catnip for modern fashion enthusiasts who seek out the now-iconic house codes that originated in the designs of the 1980s and 1990s. His glamorous and seductive apparel — the clingy skirts and slender, strappy party dresses, as well as the erotic magazine ads that publicized them — looms large, but Versace’s art and historical influences were also vast.
Versace was an art collector, and he took on commissions to create costumes for theatrical performances during the 1980s and spoke of looking to numerous cultures for inspiration. This adventurous spirit of design resulted in his creating jewel-toned prints rooted in Grecian motifs, Etruscan symbols, the Italian Baroque and Andy Warholʼs Marilyn Monroe. There were slinky dresses in Oroton, his patented chain-mail textile that draped like satin, and leather bondage ensembles. Sex sold, for both women and men. Wrote the late curator Richard Martin, “[Versace] became the standard-bearer of gay men’s fashion because he eschewed decorum and designed for desire.”
Following Versace’s tragic murder in 1997, Donatella took over the role of artistic director and continued to evolve the house codes with a twist of her feminine and feminist perspective. Today, Santo Versace is chief executive officer of Versace and Donatella is its chief creative officer.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Versace evening dresses, handbags, day dresses, accessories and more on 1stDibs.
- S/2010 L# 46 VERSACE AQUAMARINE EMBELLISHED ONE SHOULDER LONG DRESS Gown 40, 42By VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXVERSACE Collection Spring/Summer 2010 look # 46 The sensational color, one-shoulder design, artfully embellished body and fluid skirt - which allows effortless movement - ensure...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Gowns
$5,535 Sale Price26% Off - New Versace 100% Silk Barocco Animal Wild Patch Printed Mini Dress Size 38By VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXVERSACE WILD PATCH PRINTED DRESS Add some print to your cocktail repertoire and slip into this "Wild Patch" printed mini dress. Printed short dress Sleeveless, Keyhole on front...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns
- F/W 2009 NEW VERSACE BLUE SILK EMBROIDERED HALTER Gown 42 - 6By VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXVERSACE 2009 FALL/WINTER COLLECTION Versace's Halter gown is crafted from silk and finished with embroidery Chains and Rhinestones Fully lined. Content: 95% silk, 5% nylon Li...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Gowns
$8,100 Sale Price70% Off - F/W 2010 Look # 38 VERSACE EMBELLISHED GOWN DRESS in BLUE 44 - 8By VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXVERSACE Collection Fall/Winter 2010 Look # 38 This Versace dress is simply stunning Blue color, Neon iridescent Leather Corset Pleated Skirt with Slits Cutout on the Back C...Category
2010s Evening Gowns
$3,130 Sale Price34% Off - Versace One Shoulder Blue Silk Gown as seen on Donatella 38 - 2; 44 - 8By Donatella VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXNew Versace One Shoulder Blue Silk Gown Brand New Versace Dress The sensational color, one-shoulder design, artfully embellished body and fluid skirt...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Gowns
$4,924 Sale Price60% Off - F/2012 look # 6 NEW VERSACE MACRAME GOTHIC CROSS COCKTAIL SILK DRESS 38 - 2By VersaceLocated in Montgomery, TXVERSACE Actual Runway Samole Fall/Winter 2012 Look # 6 Macrame Gothic Cross Cocktail Dress This long sleeve, turtle neck cocktail dress features an allover macrame Gothic cross...Category
2010s Italian Cocktail Dresses
$3,555 Sale Price40% Off
- Issey Miyake blue silk dress with drapedmesh overlay, ss 2005By Issey MiyakeLocated in London, GB▪ Issey Miyake blue silk mesh ▪ Draped mesh overlay ▪ Floral corsages ▪ Asymmetric neck and hemline ▪ Size JP 2 - Medium ▪ Spring-Summer 2005 ▪ 100% Silk ▪ Made in JapanCategory
Early 2000s Japanese Evening Dresses and Gowns
- ALEXANDER McQUEEN Resort 2010 Agate Geode Print Strapless Draped Bubble DressBy Alexander McQueenLocated in Thiensville, WIALEXANDER McQUEEN Resort 2010 Agate Geode Print Strapless Draped Bubble Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Resort...Category
2010s Italian Aesthetic Day Dresses
$847 Sale Price50% Off - 1950s Demi Couture Light Blue Cinderella Silk Chiffon Taffeta 3/4 Sleeves GownLocated in San Diego, CAHave your Cinderella moment in this beautiful 1950s light blue silk chiffon and taffeta evening gown dress ! Features 3/4 sleeves with a tailored bodice and full skirt. Skirt has att...Category
1950s Evening Gowns
$1,396 Sale Price20% Off - 1950s Alfred Shaheen Vibrant Blue Silk Cocktail DressBy Alfred ShaheenLocated in Sparks, NVIconic Alfred Shaheen 1950s cocktail dress in beautiful vibrant blue silk. Hourglass silhouette and matching covered buttons. Rare early label. Details: Fully Lined Side Metal...Category
1950s American Cocktail Dresses
- Bruce Oldfield Royal Blue Couture DressBy Bruce OldfieldLocated in London, GBA couture contemporary dress , circa 2010 from Bruce Oldfield, a celebrated UK designer who is in his fifth decade of exclusive design. He is renowned for his occasion wear and this is a beautiful and understated example in royal blue silk chiffon and silk crepe de chine. The chiffon fabric forms the top layer of the body of the dress. The sleeves, which are bracelet length, remain sheer and they fasten with four fabric covered buttons. The crepe de chine underdress has very elaborate construction with a fully boned and padded bodice section. The artful internal panelling has a full corseted back fastening with hook and eyes to give this dress an incredible shape so that the top layer of chiffon floats over the body. All this shape work is artfully concealed and complimented by the skilful placement of an invisible zip to the centre back of the chiffon top layer. The dress has an elegant cross-over portrait neck...Category
Early 2000s British Evening Dresses
- 1980s Louis Feraud Cotton Floral Print DressBy Louis FeraudLocated in London, GBThis is a really beautiful example of 1980s formal day wear by French designer Louis Feraud. The light weight cotton fabric is in a beautiful feminine floral print in shades of blue,...Category
1980s German Informal Dresses