Gianni Versace S.r.l. (Italian: [ˈdʒanni verˈsaːtʃe]), usually referred to as Versace ( vər-SAH-chay), is an Italian luxury elite fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. It produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as well as haute couture under its Atelier Versace brand and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Gianni Versace being a native of Calabria, in the ancient Magna Graecia (Greater Greece), the company logo is inspired by Medusa, a figure from Greek mythology. The brand was founded in 1978 by Gianni Versace and run after his death by his family: his brother Santo Versace and sister Donatella Versace while Donatella's daughter, Allegra Versace Beck, became the controlling shareholder having inherited her uncle Gianni's share. Her brother Daniel inherited much of his uncle's art collection. In January 2019, four months after being sold to the Michael Kors Limited group, Gianni Versace S.r.l. became part of the Capri Holdings group for $2.12 billion, creating a new luxury group together with Kors and Jimmy Choo, keeping Donatella Versace as head of creative design. On December 2, 2025, the Prada group completed the acquisition of the Italian firm for US$1.375 billion. In February 2026, Pieter Mulier, formerly creative director of Alaïa, was announced as the chief creative officer of Versace.