A Versace brand dubbed Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo Srl, or Versace 19.69 for short, will open its first two U.S. stores in California this summer and launch at Minnesota’s Mall of America in the fall. The Milan-based luxury brand, launched in 2001 by Alessandro Versace, will sell accessories, fragrances and women’s fashions priced from $150 to $2,000. Read the Star Tribune story here

