Versace became the unofficial uniform at nightclubs—skin-tight minidresses for her, flashy silk shirts for him—and sales at the brand’s boutique in nearby Bal Harbour soared.
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Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
Wherrett, a native of Washington state, moved to Southern California and then San Francisco in the ‘90s, as the state was building its networks of house music festivals, collectives and nightclubs.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.
—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.
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Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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