by Thomas Urbain Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Dismissed as “fiction” by the Versace family and met with mixed reviews, a controversial new drama depicting the 1997 murder of Gianni Versace makes its US television debut Wednesday. “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” is the second edition of a crime story franchise whose first iteration won rave reviews and a bevy of awards for revisiting the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder […]
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Versace family slam TV series on designer’s murder
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — The Versace family on Wednesday slammed a new television series on the murder of fashion giant Gianni Versace, saying it was based on nothing more than “work of fiction.” The show, filmed largely at Versace’s Miami waterfront mansion where the stylist to the stars was gunned down in July 1997, is set to be released next week in the United States and Europe. “The Versace family has neither authorized nor had […]
Penelope Cruz to play Donatella Versace in ‘American Crime Story’
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Penelope Cruz will play her first major television role as Donatella Versace in FX’s “Versace: American Crime Story,” the third season of the hit show, the network said Monday. The Oscar-winning Spanish actress will be joined by Edgar Ramirez (“Point Break,” “The Girl on the Train”) who will play Gianni Versace in the series looking at the fashion designer’s murder in 1997. Filming is scheduled to begin in April […]
Naeem Khan unveils a magical collection of sequined and beaded dresses
Designer Naeem Khan presented an ornate and intricately detailed line for his fall/winter 2015 collection yesterday at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. In celebration of his 10th year at Fashion Week, Khan’s ensemble displayed sequined dresses for evening parties and beaded evening gowns for the red carpet. The Indian-American fashion designer, known for his gowns that incorporate handmade fabrics, has dressed the likes of Hollywood A-listers like Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Penelope Cruz and more. […]





