Undressed : The Life and Times of Gianni Versace

by Christopher Mason

When news of Versace's murder -- by serial killer Andrew Cunanan -- made international headlines, Christopher Mason was already at work on a book about the couturier and his billion-dollar empire. In this intimate portrait, Mason creates a rich narrative based on his numerous conversations with Versace and more than 400 interviews he conducted with family, friends, lovers, rivals, models, and movie stars.Undressed tells the story of a complex and brilliant man who paid the ultimate price for his fame. In addition to revealing shocking details of Versace's personal life and brutal death, Mason assesses his legacy as the artist who wove together Renaissance imagery and rock 'n' roll, high society and hooker chic, lace and leather; and as the marketing genius whose sexually charged fashions drew upon popular culture and came finally to dictate it.

352 pages, Hardcover

Published July 1, 1999