Josephs Legende

Versace's costumes for La Scala, Milan, 1982 Gianni's stage career began with costumes for Richard Strauss's ballet at Milan's La Scala in 1982, the same year as Oroton, and the theater never let him go. He became a regular collaborator of La Scala's ballet and went on to dress Maurice Béjart's productions into the 1990s. The costumes matter because they show where the drama on his runways came from: big gestures, rich surfaces and clothes built to be seen from the back of an opera house. Pictured: La Scala's auditorium.