In 2000, the "green Versace dress" worn by Jennifer Lopez at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards gained a lot of media attention, being voted as the "fifth most iconic dress of all time" in 2008, with Hurley's 1994 dress being voted first in a Daily Telegraph poll.[7]
The company's profits were in decline in the early 2000s;[9][12] Fabio Massimo Cacciatori was hired as interim CEO to reorganise and restructure the Versace Group in 2003.[13] Cacciatori resigned in December 2003 due to "disputes with the Versace family".[13] From 2004 Giancarlo di Risio, from IT Holding, was CEO of the group until his resignation in 2009 due to disagreements with Donatella.[14][15][16] Since July 2009, Gian Giacomo Ferraris, previously of Jil Sander, has operated as CEO for the group