I remember in 1997 getting ready to go to school, the morning tv in the back round, Versace is dead. My father mentions he his Calabrese like us. A man from humble origins. Gianni hails from the Province of Reggio Calabria. The same part of Italy were my family are from. The area is rich in history particularly of the classical greek era. His mother being the greatest influence on his life. She was a dressmaker. He did not excel academically and spend the the best parts of his childhood in his mothers atelier . I admire his use of colour there all mixed together. bordeaux with yellow colours that you wouldn’t normally see together but he works it with his form being the clothes and makes it his own. In a sense I use it with my imagery.
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