Beachwear

Couture Line Versace Couture Italian

Design House Gianni Versace Italian

Designer Gianni Versace Italian

spring/summer 1992

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Title: Beachwear
Couture Line: Versace Couture (Italian, founded 1992)
Design House: Gianni Versace (Italian, founded 1978)
Designer: Gianni Versace (Italian, 1946–1997)
Date: spring/summer 1992
Culture: Italian
Medium: silk, nylon, synthetic fiber
Credit Line: Gift of Gianni Versace, 1996
Object Number: 1996.202.2a–c
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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