– wardrobe Hard to Kill (1990, film) – wardrobe Miami Vice (1989, TV series) Production designer Elton John Live in Barcelona (1992, video documentary) Awards and tributes Versace was awarded the American Fashion Oscar on 1 February 1993. President of the Italian Republic Francesco Cossiga conferred the decoration of Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana on him on 24 January 1986. Elton John dedicated his 1997 album The Big Picture to Versace. In July 2007, a specially written ballet was performed in La Scala, Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of the fashion designer's death. Thanks Gianni, With Love was put together by French choreographer Maurice Béjart, for whom Versace designed many stage costumes. In 2009 the Russian Versace fan club was founded. There are 1,500 members (July 2012). The fan club is known for its lectures, excursions and actions dedicated to Gianni Versace. The staff of the club is situated in St. Petersburg, Russia. He received the America Award in memory from the Italy–USA Foundation in 2017. In popular culture The second season of the American drama series American Crime Story is subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace and revolves around the lead-up to and aftermath of Versace's assassination. Versace is played by Venezuelan actor Édgar Ramírez. In an episode of the Irish sitcom Father Ted, one of the main characters, Dougal, refers to Versace's death by saying, "God, Ted, do you remember that fella who was so good at fashion they had to shoot him?" Eminem makes references to Versace's murder and his homosexuality in the song "Criminal" (the closing song on his 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP) through the lyrics "Hey, it's me, Versace! Whoops, somebody shot me! And I was just checkin' the mail. Get it? Checkin' the male?" Notes References External links 1946 births 1997 deaths Italian company founders Fashion designers from Milan Italian fashion designers People from Reggio Calabria 1997 murders in the United States July 1997 crimes Deaths by firearm in Florida Italian people murdered abroad LGBT fashion designers Italian gay artists Male murder victims Menswear designers Murder–suicides in Florida People murdered in Florida People of Calabrian descent Versace Italian murder victims Victims of serial killers LGBT history in Italy