Gianni Versace's spring summer 1991 sleeveless evening gown with polychrome images of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, foreground, is part of the Gianni Versace exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, (FC42) Gianni Versace (19461997) did not design quietly. He designed to be seen. At a time when fashion still held onto restraint, Versace brought back excess, sexuality and spectacle. His Gianni Versace Fashion Designer Encyclopedia clothing, century, women, suits, men, dress, style, new The Most Iconic Versace Dresses of All Time