July 19th, 2007
Remembering Versace
Penned by
molly in
San Francisco, Uncategorized
Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot dead by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. Versace’s clothes were loud and sexy and I appreciate them now more than ever. His elaborate fashion screamed, “Wear me and live the fabulous life!”
I have a vivid memory of buying a copy of People to read about the murder and the hunt for the killer. I remember reading that magazine as I waited for the 24 bus in front of my apartment. It was my first summer in San Francisco. I lived on Castro Street back then and the neighborhood was plastered with flyers to be on the lookout for Cunanan, “the gay serial killer.”
Ten years. Sigh.
10 indeed. i was on an 8wk cross country roadtrip from IN to CA and back. We pulled into Kings Canyon/Sequoia Nat’l Forest and there was a newspaper box near the restroom - when i read the headline i had to go dig change up out of the van to read up. Then I climbed to the top of moro rock in time to catch the sunset.