{"id":63454,"date":"2025-04-30T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63454\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:11:11","slug":"a-major-versace-exhibition-is-coming-to-london-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63454\/","title":{"rendered":"A Major Versace Exhibition Is Coming To London This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Exhibition-Photography-Malaga-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"An image of Elton John in a yellow blazer next to an image of that same blazer on display at the Versace exhibition\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Gianni Versace Retrospective<\/p>\n<p>Fashion fanatics, gather round. An <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/art-exhibitions-london\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/art-exhibitions-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">exhibition<\/a> dedicated to the innovative, influential, and oh-so iconic Italian fashion designer,<strong> Gianni Versace<\/strong>, is landing in London this summer.\u00a0Gianni Versace Retrospective will set up shop at <strong>Arches London Bridge on July 16<\/strong>, showcasing more than 450 original vintage pieces, including items worn by the legendary likes of <strong>Princess Diana, Kate Moss, Elton John, and George Michael<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1946, Gianni was beloved for his <strong>bold designs and striking aesthetic<\/strong>; becoming a trailblazing and transformative name in the world of fashion. The announcement of this <strong>major London show<\/strong> comes just a month after his sister, <strong>Donatella Versace<\/strong>, revealed that she would be stepping down as creative director of the company. A role she took on after Gianni was murdered in 1997.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-282423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-FACEBOOK-SPLIT-IMAGE-58-666x375.jpg\" alt=\"A side by side image of Kate Moss wearing Versace designs and the same designs on show at the Versace exhibition\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\"  \/>Credit: Paula Caballero<br \/>\nGianni Versace Retrospective<\/p>\n<p>Various iterations of Gianni Versace Retrospective have previously been on display across Europe, but this will be the show\u2019s London debut. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\/london\/exhibitions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\/london\/exhibitions\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretldn\" data-cp_smn_content=\"gianni-versace-retrospective\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_1\">exhibition<\/a> has been updated and expanded for its run in the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-things-to-do-london\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-things-to-do-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">capital city<\/a>. Aren\u2019t we lucky? Featuring <strong>the largest collection of vintage Versace designs ever to be displayed in the UK<\/strong>, the exhibition will showcase 21 seasons of Versace\u2019s work, spanning over a decade of his impressive career.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018era-defining collection of fashion masterpieces\u2019 will go on display alongside accessories, sketches, photographs, magazines, and original runway footage. Having been close friends with <strong>Elton John and Princess Diana<\/strong>, there will be items on display that showcase and celebrate Versace\u2019s pivotal relationships.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-282424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gianni-Versace-on-F_W-Runway-Milan-1990.-Credit_-Paolo-Castaldi-666x434.jpg\" alt=\"Gianni Versace on the runway with models wearing his designs\" width=\"666\" height=\"434\"  \/>Credit: Paolo Castaldi<\/p>\n<p>Featuring the <strong>groundbreaking work<\/strong> that sky-rocketed the illustrious designer to a level of success that\u2019s lasted long after his death; Gianni Versace Retrospective is sure to fulfil all of your fashion-filled fantasies. It\u2019s certainly not one to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>Gianni Versace Retrospective opens at Arches London Bridge on July 16. Find out more and sign up for priority access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gianniversacelondon.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.gianniversacelondon.co.uk\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretldn\" data-cp_smn_content=\"gianni-versace-retrospective\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_3\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Gianni Versace Retrospective Fashion fanatics, gather round. An exhibition dedicated to the innovative, influential, and oh-so iconic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,6968,32694,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-63454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-exhibition","11":"tag-fashion-show","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114428030758451990","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}