Source: CCTV.com

07-20-2007 10:08

Jessica Alba, Claudia Schiffer and Rupert Everett were among celebrities attending a ballet performance at La Scala in memory of Gianni Versace, the Italian designer murdered 10 years ago. Sunday night's ballet was the highlight of a series of events marking the anniversary of Versace's death.

Called "Thank you, Gianni, with love," the ballet was written by choreographer Maurice Bejart, who enjoyed a long professional collaboration and close friendship with Versace.

It featured stage costumes designed by Versace over the years, as well as some created for the occasion by his sister Donatella, who took over designing at the fashion house upon his death.

Donatella Versace, Gianni Versace's sister, said, " For us Maurice is part of our family, and for this reason there was no better way to remember Gianni, to celebrate his life that was made of fashion, art, culture, humanity."