* 15 July 1997 Gianni Versace was shot dead, aged 50, on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion as he returned from a morning walk on Ocean Drive.

Police have said they do not know why Versace was killed.

The Murciélago LP 640 Versace is a special limited edition of the LP 640 that was unveiled at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.

Although the standard V12 engine was used, stylists from the Versace fashion house, and Lamborghini's Ad Personam program, collaborated to design custom interiors finished in two-toned Versace leather.

Price was widely considered to be a frontrunner in the search to replace Gianni Versace in 1998, after that designer's untimely death.

Andrew Phillip Cunanan ( August 31, 1969 – July 23, 1997 ) was an American spree killer who murdered at least five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, during a three-month period in 1997, ending with his own suicide, at age 27.

A 17-year old Nadia Ali was working in the New York offices of Versace, when a co-worker introduced her to producer Markus Moser, who was looking for a female singer to collaborate on some of his productions for a girl group.

The green Versace dress worn by Jennifer Lopez was the subject of much media attention following the awards.

Gianni Versace (; December 2, 1946 – July 15, 1997 ) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S. p. A., an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes.

Gianni Versace was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, on December 2, 1946, where he grew up with his older brother Santo and younger sister Donatella, along with their father and dressmaker mother, Francesca.

Versace was known for doting upon his nieces and nephews: Santo's two children, Francesca and Antonio Versace, and Donatella's two children, Allegra and Daniel Versace.

Versace was shot dead on July 15, 1997, aged 50, on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion as he returned from a morning walk on Ocean Drive. Usually, Versace would have an assistant from his home walk to the coffee shop to receive his morning papers, but on this morning he was in high spirits and took the chore upon himself.

Police have said they do not know why Versace was killed.

In September 1997, it was announced Versace's brother, Santo, and Jorge Saud would serve as the new CEOs of Gianni Versace S. P. A. Versace's sister, Donatella, became the new head of design.

Versace was involved in numerous onscreen projects.

* Versace was awarded the American Fashion Oscar on February 1, 1993.

On July 15, 1997, Cunanan murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace.

* December 2-Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, murdered ( d. 1997 ).

* 15 July – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, murdered ( b. 1946 ).

The song and its video were dedicated to the memory of Gianni Versace, murdered that year.

* 1997 – In Miami, Florida, serial killer Andrew Cunanan guns down Gianni Versace outside his home.

* July 15 – Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace to death outside Versace's Miami, Florida residence.

On 15 July 1997, outside the re-constructed Versace Mansion, also known as Casa Casuarina, in Miami, Florida, Gianni Versace was shot dead by Andrew Cunanan.

On July 23, 1997, eight days after murdering Versace, Cunanan shot himself in the mouth in the upstairs bedroom of a Miami houseboat.

* Casa Casuarina ( Versace Mansion, now known as The Villa By Barton G .) in Miami Beach, Florida, 1930

The Palazzo Versace ( meaning Versace Palace ) is a luxury hotel located on the Southport Spit at Main Beach on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Italy's major exports and companies by sector are motor vehicles ( Fiat, Aprilia, Ducati, Piaggio, Iveco ); tyre manufacturing ( Pirelli ); chemicals and petrochemicals ( Eni ); energy and electrical engineering ( Enel, Edison ); home appliances ( Candy, Indesit ); aerospace and defense technologies ( Finmeccanica, Alenia Aeronautica, AgustaWestland, Oto Melara ); firearms ( Beretta, Benelli ); fashion ( Armani, Valentino, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Benetton, Prada, Luxottica ); food processing ( Ferrero, Barilla Group, Martini & Rossi, Campari, Parmalat ); sport and luxury vehicles ( Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Pagani ); yachts ( Ferretti, Azimut ).

Versace designs, markets, and distributes luxury clothing, accessories, makeup, and home furnishings under the various brands of the Versace Group.

Versace Couture, which contains high-end, often handmade apparel, jewelry, watches, fragrances, cosmetics, handbags, and home furnishings, is the house's main line.

Donatella and her former husband, American model Paul Beck, have two children: daughter Allegra ( b. 30 June 1986 ), and son Daniel Versace ( b. 1989 ).

James Paul Marsden ( born September 18, 1973 ) is an American actor, singer and former Versace model.

The fan club is known with its lectures, excursions and actions, dedicated to Gianni Versace.

He is most widely known for his ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, as well as his work for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone magazines.

Jennifer Lopez is known to often Versace on the red carpet.

Lady Gaga is known to be a fan of Versace, especially vintage Versace.

Carrie is also known to have worn Alexander McQueen, Anna Molinari, Balenciaga, Betsey Johnson, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Fürstenberg, Fendi, Givenchy, Gucci, Heatherette, Helmut Lang, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott, Louis Vuitton, Manolo Blahnik, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Missoni, Miu Miu, Moschino, Prada, Oscar de la Renta, Roberto Cavalli, Shiatzy Chen, Sonia Rykiel, Tom Ford, Vera Wang, Versace, Vivienne Westwood, among others.

She made her ready-to-wear show debut in the Spring / Summer 2004 season, in which she walked over 43 shows ( including Anna Sui, Blumarine, Burberry, Chanel, D & G, Givenchy, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marni, MaxMara, Rochas, Sportmax and Versus by Versace ).

Versace began his apprenticeship at a young age, helping his mother find precious stones and gold braid with which to embroider dresses.

Complice hired him to design their leather and suede collections, and a few years later, encouraged by his success, Versace presented his first signature collection for women at the Palazzo della Permanente Art Museum of Milan.

* Massimiliano Versace, scientist and director of the Neuromorphics Lab at Boston University

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum died on the morning of 4 January 2006, suffering a heart attack while lodged at Palazzo Versace Hotel located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Donatella's deceased brother, Gianni Versace, had a large collection of homes worldwide that have since been sold, most notably his Manhattan, New York double-wide townhome, valued at over US $ 21, 000, 000.

Donatella Versace does not permanently live at any one residence, but travels from one to the other.

Many larger luxury brand stores gather here as well, with some, such as Harry Winston, Tiffany's, Cartier, Calypso Christiane Celle, Montblanc, Rolex, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Prada, Dior, Valentino, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Hermès, Christian Louboutin, Barneys New York Co-Op, and Nordstrom reporting their location at South Coast as having the highest sales in the United States.

In 1998, at the age of 16, Aoki replaced Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace.

The other Versace label named Versace Collection, and again overseen by Donatella Versace, is the second high-end line of the group and is designed toward younger more fashioned people, the logo is discreet and consist in a hollowed V surrounded by the classic Greek frieze or is signed in all word with the word " collection " written smaller in black at the bottom line of the name Versace in hollowed letters or in white.

File: Gianni Versace Florence 2008. jpg | A Gianni Versace design on display at a Florence, Italy museum in 2007.

* PalazzoVersace. com Versace Hotel at the Gold Coast in Australia

Audrey Marnay began modeling at the age of fifteen and has since appeared on magazine covers such as Vogue and Elle, and in advertisements from Versace to Calvin Klein.

The recent expansion of Northpark attracted a wide range of famous labels to open at the shopping center: Oscar de la Renta, Roberto Cavalli, Hervé Léger, Valentino, Henri Bendel, Tod's, Salvatore Ferragamo, DeBeers, Gucci, Versace, Louis Vuitton and many more.

In 2005, Emirates International Holdings acquired 50 % of Palazzo Versace Gold Coast at the same time entering into a joint venture to develop a chain of hotels including a similar hotel in Dubai.

Celebrities from all around the world have chosen to stay at Palazzo Versace.