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House of Versace : The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival by Deborah Ball (2010, Hardcover)

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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 how a changing culture 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 we take for granted today. Gianni Versace was at the height of his creative powers when he was murdered in Miami Beach. The story was front page news around the world and the manhunt for his killer a media obsession. His beloved sister Donatella demanded no less than a funeral befitting an assassinated head-of-state to be held in Milan's magnificent cathedral. In what was the ultimate fashion show, the world's rich and beautiful -- Princess Dianna, Elton John, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Anna Wintour and others -- gathered to mourn a man already considered one of fashion's great pioneers. Deborah Ball, a long-time Milan correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, conducted hundreds of interviews with Versace family members, Gianni Versace's lovers and business rivals, models such as Naomi Campbell whom he helped shoot to international stardom and fashion industry icons, including Anna Wintour, the legendary editor of Vogue. Ball vividly recounts the behind-the scenes struggles -- both creative and business -- of Donatella as she stepped out of her brother's long shadow and took control of the House of Versace. The book offers the first inside look at the enormous challenges Donatella faced in living up to Gianni's genius, her struggle with a drug habit, her battles with her brother Santo and the mystery of why Gianni left control of his house to Donatella's young daughter, Allegra. House of Versace is a compelling, highly readable tale of rise from obscurity, a painful fall and ultimate redemption as the Versace empire returned to health -- for now. Bringing together fashion, celebrity, business drama, jet-set lifestyles, and a notorious crime, House of Versace is an old-fashioned page-turner about a subject of enduring fascination.

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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307406512
ISBN-13
9780307406514
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72941345

Product Key Features

Book Title
House of Versace : the Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival
Author
Deborah Ball
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Rich & Famous, Murder / General, Fashion & Accessories, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Design, Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
22.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Tt504.6.I8b35 2009
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"Meticulously researchedhellip;answers more questions about the family behind the high-flying brand than most of us could think to ask. The Wall Street Journal writer's account hellip; helps humanize a legendary family.--The Wall Street Journal "Deborah Ball got the story. Thanks to an impressive degree of access to both Santo and Donatella, as well as to a host of their friends and family members, this Wall Street Journal writer describes in riveting detail what the siblings were thinking behind their grief-stricken visages."--The Washington Post "Readers may feel as if they are breaking through the sequined barrier that has sheltered the family from the world's eye; that the shroud of mystery around them is finally lifted. The result is a read that is genuinely honest and riveting."--The Associated Press, "Meticulously researched&answers more questions about the family behind the high-flying brand than most of us could think to ask. The Wall Street Journal writer's account & helps humanize a legendary family.--The Wall Street Journal "Deborah Ball got the story. Thanks to an impressive degree of access to both Santo and Donatella, as well as to a host of their friends and family members, this Wall Street Journal writer describes in riveting detail what the siblings were thinking behind their grief-stricken visages."--The Washington Post "Readers may feel as if they are breaking through the sequined barrier that has sheltered the family from the world's eye; that the shroud of mystery around them is finally lifted. The result is a read that is genuinely honest and riveting."--The Associated Press From the Hardcover edition., "Meticulously researchedâ€¦answers more questions about the family behind the high-flying brand than most of us could think to ask. The Wall Street Journal writer's account â€¦ helps humanize a legendary family.--The Wall Street Journal "Deborah Ball got the story. Thanks to an impressive degree of access to both Santo and Donatella, as well as to a host of their friends and family members, this Wall Street Journal writer describes in riveting detail what the siblings were thinking behind their grief-stricken visages."--The Washington Post "Readers may feel as if they are breaking through the sequined barrier that has sheltered the family from the world's eye; that the shroud of mystery around them is finally lifted. The result is a read that is genuinely honest and riveting."--The Associated Press From the Hardcover edition., "Deborah Ball got the story. Thanks to an impressive degree of access to both Santo and Donatella, as well as to a host of their friends and family members, this Wall Street Journal writer describes in riveting detail what the siblings were thinking behind their grief-stricken visages. She reveals how the family coped with the innuendo and the chaos. And she explains, with the calm and measured tones of a journalist steeped in the facts, exactly what led to the dramatic intervention that eventually sent Donatella to rehab in the United States and cleared the way for the company to, just maybe, survive."--The Washington Post, "Meticulously researchedhellip;answers more questions about the family behind the high-flying brand than most of us could think to ask. The Wall Street Journal writer's account hellip; helps humanize a legendary family.--The Wall Street Journal "Deborah Ball got the story. Thanks to an impressive degree of access to both Santo and Donatella, as well as to a host of their friends and family members, this Wall Street Journal writer describes in riveting detail what the siblings were thinking behind their grief-stricken visages."--The Washington Post
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-032748
Dewey Decimal
746.9/2092
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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