10 years without Gianni...

"A gay hero", as Todd Richmond, Editor of 365Gay.com, rightly characterised him.

"Versace was at the peak of his fashion career. He was as fearless in his vision for aesthetics as he was in his openness about being gay.

He was one of Italy's first public figures to come out and worked tirelessly with out singer-composer Elton John on behalf of people living with AIDS."

*source of picture: AFP (Pierre Verdy)

Ballet Tribute for Gianni Versace

- tonight, at the La Scala opera house