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Atelier Versace
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Atelier Versace
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Atelier Versace

Founded 1978
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Place ActiveMilan, Italy
Gianni Versace S.r.l., usually referred to simply as Versace, is one of the leading international fashion design houses and a symbol of Italian luxury world-wide founded by Gianni Versace in Milan, Italy in 1978. In 1997, Donatella Versace took over as Creative Director. The company produces upmarket Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as well as haute couture pieces under the Atelier Versace brand. In 2016, First Lady Michelle Obama wore a Versace rose gold chain mail dress to the Italian State Dinner.