Item #003523 House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival. Deborah Ball.

House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine / Near Fine. Item #003523

First edition stated, full number line Black paper boards with gold lettering to spine. viii, 343 p.p., [8] p.p. colour photographs. Dust jacket has a few scuffs and bumpes to extremities, some light chafing to rear, else fine. Versace: the very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All, of course, true - but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward part of southern Italy who transformed the fashion world through his intuitive understanding of both women and the changing culture that influenced the way they wanted to dress. The first book in English about the legendary designer, House of Versace shows how Gianni Versace, with his flamboyant sister Donatella at his side, combined his virtuosic talent and extraordinary ambition to almost single-handedly create the celebrity culture that today we take for granted. Gianni Versace had been at the height of his creative powers when he was murdered in Miami Beach, and the manhunt for his killer was a media obsession. Ball vividly recounts Donatella's behind-the-scenes struggles - both creative and financial - as she stepped out of her brother's long shadow in the aftermath of his murder and took control of the House of Versace.

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