Gianni Versace

John Galliano (British, born Gibraltar, 1960) for House of Dior (French, founded 1947). Evening ensemble, autumn/winter 2000–2001 haute couture. Courtesy of Dior Heritage Collection, Paris. Digital composite scan by Katerina Jebb. NEW YORK - The Costume Institute’s spring 2018 exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, on view from May 10 through October 8, 2018 (preceded on May 7 by The Costume Institute Benefit) is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue—in the medieval galleries, Mary and... [Lire la suite]

Dress", 1968, Rudy Gernreich. INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- Body Unbound: Contemporary Couture from the IMA’s Collection, on view from April 10, 2010 to January 30, 2011, will examine the many ways designers have manipulated, transformed and liberated the female figure. The exhibition will feature groundbreaking designs by Rudi Gernreich, Issey Miyake, Junya Watanabe, Thierry Mugler, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Gianni Versace and other avant-garde fashion designers. Body Unbound will explore how these designers used modern construction and... [Lire la suite]

Comme des Garcons, Tokyo (fashion house) est. 1969. Rei Kawakubo (designer) born Japan 1942. 'Dress, 1997'. Spring-summer cotton, polyester, nylon tulle, 122.0 cm (center back length) 47.4 cm (waist, flat). National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Takamasa Takahashi, 2005. MELBOURNE.- Opening in December, the National Gallery of Victoria will present a spectacular collection of works in Drape: Classical Mode to Contemporary Dress. The exhibition will feature over 30 works primarily drawn... [Lire la suite]

Irving Penn (1917 - 2009) Gianni Versace, 1984 Tirage argentique de l'époque. Légendes manuscrites au verso, 24 x 30 cm - Estimation : 1 200 / 1 500 € Manfredi Bellati (né en 1937) Gianni Versace, 1982 Deux tirages argentiques de l'époque. Nom de l'artiste et légendes manuscrites au verso, 28 x 35 cm - Estimation : 800 / 1 200 € Francesco Scavullo (1921 - 2004), Gianni Versace, 1984 Tirage argentique de l'époque. Nom de l'artiste et légendes manuscrites au verso. 18 x 24 cm - Estimation : 500 / 700 €. ... [Lire la suite]

Heated bidding took place for perhaps the most striking lot in the sale, the pair of spectacular life-size casts of Antonio Canova’s wrestlers (lot 137), which brought £433,250 ($607,373), a sum in excess of ten times its presale estimate of £20,000-40,000. Photo: Sotheby´s. Read my post on http://elogedelart.canalblog.com/

Gianni Versace à la Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio French School, Early 19th Century, The Wounded Warrior & the Proxession: A Pair, Estimate: £25,000-40,000/ Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's. (Detail) LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced the sale on Wednesday 18th March, 2009, of the exquisite collection of furniture and Works of Art from the home of Gianni Versace on the shores of Lake Como, Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio. One of fashion’s most internationally celebrated designers, Gianni Versace’s style and creative flair was... [Lire la suite]