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A Glance Back at the Archival Looks that Inspired Donatella Versace’s Spectacular Tribute Show to Her Brother Gianni

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By Laird Borrelli-Persson
  • Gianni Versace with Naomi Campbell and Carla Bruni in 1992 Versace Spring 2018
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    Gianni Versace with Naomi Campbell and Carla Bruni in 1992; Versace Spring 2018

  • Versace 1991 Spring 2018
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    Versace 1991; Spring 2018

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    Versace 1991; Spring 2018

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    Versace 1991; Spring 2018

  • Versace Fall 1990 Spring 2018
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    Versace Spring 1991; Spring 2018

  • Versace Fall 1991 Spring 2018
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    Versace Fall 1991; Spring 2018

  • Carr Otis in Versace phototgraphed by Patrick Demarchelier for Replica Handbag Store March 1992 Versace Spring 2018
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    Carré Otis in Versace phototgraphed by Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue, March 1992; Versace Spring 2018

  • Nadège du Bospertus in Versace phototgraphed by Patrick Demarchelier for Replica Handbag Store June 1992 Versace Spring 2018
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    Nadège du Bospertus in Versace phototgraphed by Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue, June 1992; Versace Spring 2018

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    Versace Fall 1992; Spring 2018

  • Versace Fall 1992 Spring 2018
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    Versace Fall 1992; Spring 2018

  • Versace Fall 1992 Spring 2018
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    Versace Fall 1992; Spring 2018

  • Kristen McMenamy in Versace photographed by Steven Meisel Replica Handbag Store April 1995 Versace Spring 2018
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    Kristen McMenamy in Versace, photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, April 1995; Versace Spring 2018

  • Carla Bruni in Versace Spring 1995 Versace Spring 2018
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    Carla Bruni in Versace, Spring 1995; Versace Spring 2018

  • Versace Fall 1997 Spring 2018
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    Versace Fall 1997; Spring 2018

  • Gianni and Donatella Versace 1994 Versace Spring 2018
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    Gianni and Donatella Versace, 1994; Versace Spring 2018

Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More
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