🔶 EXTREMELY RARE: Versace Essence Exciting for Women | 2 Options | 1.7 oz EDT Sealed Box + 1.7 oz EDT Open Box | Hard to Find | Gianni Versace Era | Late 1990s Italian Luxury Collector’s Feminine

🔶 The Rarest Versace — Versace Essence Exciting for Women

Versace Essence Exciting EDT for Women is one of the most genuinely elusive, most fascinatingly rare, and most historically significant feminine fragrances in the entire extraordinarily rich and extraordinarily diverse Versace fragrance portfolio — a composition from the celebrated Versace Essence sub-line of the mid-to-late 1990s: one of the most interesting, most collectible, and most systematically overlooked chapters in the Versace fragrance story, created under the direct aesthetic vision and creative authority of Gianni Versace (born Giovanni Maria Versace, 2 December 1946, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy; died 15 July 1997, Miami Beach, Florida) — one of the most visually spectacular, most culturally provocative, most intensely alive, and most globally celebrated Italian fashion designers of the 20th century, whose murder on the steps of his South Beach mansion Casa Casuarina at the height of his extraordinary creative powers left behind a fashion and fragrance legacy of incomparable richness. Available here in 2 options — the sealed box (Ref: 22926, Batch: 20075B1) and the vintage open box with actual images (Ref: 22926-1, Batch: 11100B1) — both are among the most genuinely hard-to-find Versace feminine presentations in the collector’s market.

📖 The House, The Designer & The Fragrance History

• Gianni Versace (1946–1997): Born Giovanni Maria Versace on 2 December 1946 in Reggio Calabria, Calabria — the southernmost tip of the Italian peninsula — the son of Antonio Versace (a salesman) and Francesca, a dressmaker who ran her own clothing shop and who introduced her son to the world of fashion from childhood; Gianni learned to sew and to drape fabric in his mother’s atelier before embarking on the fashion career that would make him one of the most famous and most recognizable creative personalities in the world; moved to Milan in 1972 to work as a freelance designer; launched his own label, Versace, with his first womenswear collection in 1978; from his very first collection, the Versace aesthetic was unmistakable and unprecedented: a synthesis of classical Greek and Roman mythology (Gianni grew up surrounded by the Greek ruins of Magna Graecia in Calabria), of the raw, graphic energy of rock music and pop culture, of the opulent material richness of Italian craftsmanship, and of a deeply personal, deeply Calabrian understanding of beauty as something simultaneously sensual, theatrical, and genuinely joyful — an aesthetic vision he described as “sexy elegance,” which became the defining sensibility of Versace and one of the most influential aesthetic statements in late 20th-century fashion
• The Versace Empire: Under Gianni’s creative leadership, Versace grew from a single womenswear line into one of the most globally recognizable and most commercially successful luxury fashion empires in the world — encompassing womenswear, menswear, accessories, home décor (Versace Home), fragrance (through Versace Profumi), and an extraordinary archive of groundbreaking fashion show moments; Gianni’s collaborations with Richard Avedon (photography), Herb Ritts (photography), Steven Meisel (photography), and the greatest supermodels of his era — Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Helena Christensen — produced some of the most iconic and most culturally significant fashion images of the 20th century; his safety-pin dress (worn by Elizabeth Hurley to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994) became one of the most reproduced and most discussed fashion moments of the decade; his client list included Princess Diana, Elton John, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Sting, and virtually every major entertainment and cultural figure of the late 20th century
• Donatella Versace (born 1955): Born Donatella Francesca Versace on 2 May 1955 in Reggio Calabria — Gianni’s younger sister and his closest creative collaborator throughout his career; served as his muse, his confidante, and his sounding board from the earliest days of the house; following Gianni’s murder, assumed the role of Creative Director of Versace in 1997 — a position she has held ever since — and has successfully stewarded the Versace aesthetic through three decades of extraordinary change in the fashion landscape while maintaining the house’s commitment to its founding vision of theatrical, sensual, and joyfully provocative luxury
• Santo Versace (born 1944): Born Giovanni Santo Versace on 7 December 1944 in Reggio Calabria — Gianni’s older brother; the business architect of the Versace empire; served as President and CEO throughout Gianni’s lifetime and beyond; his commercial acumen and organizational leadership were as essential to Versace’s success as Gianni’s extraordinary creative vision
• Casa Casuarina (The Versace Mansion): The extraordinary South Beach mansion at 1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach — built in 1930 as a private residence and purchased by Gianni Versace in 1992 for $2.95 million; Gianni spent four years and an estimated $33 million transforming Casa Casuarina into one of the most extraordinary private residences in American history: 10 bedrooms, a mosaic-tiled pool covered with 24-karat gold leaf, hand-painted ceilings, original Versace mosaics throughout; it was on the steps of Casa Casuarina, returning from his morning coffee at the News Café, that Gianni Versace was shot and killed on 15 July 1997, at the age of 50; the mansion has since been converted into the Villa Casa Casuarina, a luxury boutique hotel
• The Versace Essence Sub-Line: One of the most fascinating and most systematically underappreciated chapters in the Versace fragrance story — a series of feminines created during the mid-to-late 1990s under Gianni’s direct creative authority that explored different facets of the Versace feminine aesthetic at a more intimate, more concentrated, and more subtly complex level than the landmark flagship fragrances; the Essence line includes some of the rarest and most genuinely collectible Versace feminine compositions of the era; Essence Exciting — true to its name — delivers a warm, rich, sensually Oriental feminine character entirely in keeping with the Versace philosophy of beauty as something simultaneously opulent, theatrical, and deeply personal; now among the hardest-to-find Versace feminine compositions anywhere
• Fragrance Family: Warm Floral Oriental / Late 1990s Italian Luxury Feminine Collector’s Classic
• Country of Origin: Italy 🇮🇹

🔶 Scent Profile — Warm, Sensual & Opulently Italian

• Top Notes: Bergamot, mandarin, aldehydes, green notes, citrus
• Heart Notes: Rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, lily of the valley, iris
• Base Notes: Sandalwood, amber, musk, vanilla, patchouli, cedarwood

Versace Essence Exciting opens with a warm, luminously Italian burst of floral-citrus brightness — bergamot providing the classic Italian citrus foundation, mandarin adding a slightly sweet, slightly tart warmth entirely characteristic of the great Italian feminine tradition, aldehydes contributing the slightly powdery, slightly diffusive quality that places this composition firmly in the late 1990s luxury Italian feminine aesthetic, green notes adding a slightly dewy, slightly herbal freshness; this is an opening of great warmth and great immediate femininity. The heart is the composition’s most beautiful and most characterfully Versace achievement — rose providing the opulent floral depth that runs through the entire Versace feminine aesthetic, jasmine adding warm, slightly animalic richness, ylang-ylang bringing an exotic, slightly heady, tropical floral depth entirely characteristic of the most confident and most sensual Italian feminine compositions of the late 1990s, lily of the valley providing a cool, slightly dewy translucency, iris adding a cool, powdery, slightly earthy elegance; this is a floral heart of great theatrical richness and great sensual confidence — Gianni Versace’s vision of feminine beauty as something simultaneously opulent, alive, and genuinely exciting made olfactory. The base is warm, lasting, and deeply inviting — sandalwood providing creamy woody elegance, amber enveloping everything in golden warmth, musk extending into a lasting, skin-close trail of great intimacy, vanilla adding a slightly sweet, slightly enveloping warmth, patchouli darkening the base with earthy richness, cedarwood providing clean woody structure; this is a base that wears beautifully for hours and becomes increasingly intimate and personal with time on skin.

📦 Choose Your Option — 2 Formats Available

• Option 1 — 1.7 fl.oz / 50 ml EDT Spray — Sealed Box — Ref: 22926 — Batch: 20075B1
  Versace Essence Exciting EDT in the 1.7 oz / 50 ml format — cellophane-sealed original box; bottle new and never sprayed. The most complete and most pristine collector’s presentation of this extraordinarily rare Versace Essence feminine. Reference: 22926. Batch Code: 20075B1.

• Option 2 — 1.7 fl.oz / 50 ml EDT Spray — Open Box — Ref: 22926-1 — Batch: 11100B1 — Actual Images
  Versace Essence Exciting EDT in the 1.7 oz / 50 ml format — vintage; open box (no cellophane); some shelf life marks visible on box exterior; bottle new and never sprayed; actual product images provided so you see exactly what you’re receiving. The vintage batch presentation at collector’s value pricing. Reference: 22926-1. Batch Code: 11100B1.

⚠️ Condition Notes

✅ Option 1 (Sealed Box — Ref: 22926 — Batch 20075B1): New — cellophane sealed; bottle pristine and never sprayed.
📸 Option 2 (Open Box — Ref: 22926-1 — Batch 11100B1): Vintage — open box; shelf life marks on box exterior; bottle new and never sprayed; actual images provided; condition reflected in pricing.

⚡ Why Versace Essence Exciting Is the Ultimate Late 1990s Italian Feminine Collector’s Find

• 🔶 By Gianni Versace (born Giovanni Maria Versace, Reggio Calabria, 2 December 1946; died Miami Beach, 15 July 1997, age 50) — one of the most visually spectacular and most culturally significant Italian fashion designers of the 20th century; launched Versace 1978; Safety-pin dress on Elizabeth Hurley (1994); clients: Princess Diana, Elton John, Madonna, Michael Jackson
• 🇮🇹 Casa Casuarina, 1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach — built 1930; purchased by Gianni 1992 ($2.95M); $33M transformation; 24-karat gold mosaic pool; the steps where Gianni was murdered on 15 July 1997
• 👩 Donatella Versace (born Reggio Calabria, 2 May 1955) — Gianni’s sister, muse, and lifelong creative confidante; Creative Director since 1997
• 💼 Santo Versace (born 7 December 1944) — Gianni’s older brother; President & CEO; the business architect of the Versace empire
• 🌸 Versace Essence sub-line — one of the rarest and most collectible chapters in the Versace feminine fragrance story; Essence Exciting among the hardest-to-find Versace feminines anywhere
• 🛡️ 100% Authentic Versace, ships fast from US

Versace Essence Exciting is a fragrance from the creative height of one of the most visually spectacular and most personally compelling careers in Italian fashion history — Gianni Versace’s vision of feminine beauty as something simultaneously opulent, theatrical, and genuinely alive, captured in one of the rarest and most collectible of all Versace feminine compositions. In two presentations, both hard to find. For the collector who understands that the most exciting things are always the ones most worth finding.