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Photo credit The humble beginnings of Gucci are well known throughout the fashion community but many !eo!le who own "ucci !roducts aren#t familiar with the man in the background $ or his catchy first name% "ucci might e&en be the first fashionoriented word you heard when you were young but do you know the real story behind the "#s'

Continuing our (now )our *esigners series +check out our !osts on Coco Chanel and ,iuccia Prada if you missed them- here#s another .uick biogra!hy on a legend in the fashion industry !lus recommendations for a few books that will make a lo&ely addition to your growing library on style/ En0oy%

"uccio "ucci !hotogra!h

10 Fun Facts on Guccio Gucci & His Company:

1/ "uccio "ucci was born in 1881 in 2lorence Italy/ 3/ In 1431 "ucci o!ened his first sho! in 2lorence s!eciali5ing in leather goods and .uickly built a re!utation for .uality hiring skilled craftsmen to work in his sho!/ This is how the 6ouse of "ucci was founded/ 7/ *uring the 1478s "ucci became ins!ired by horse racing a !o!ular !astime and started designing the hardware for his leather goods to resemble horse bits and stirru!s/ 9/ In 1473 "ucci created the loafer shoe with a gilded snaffle/ To date these shoes are the only footwear on dis!lay in :ew )ork#s ,useum of ,odern ;rt/ </ In 149= "ucci introduced the brand#s first iconic bag the >?amboo bag@ a saddlebag featuring bamboo handles which is still a com!any mainstay/ A/ "uccio and his wife ;ida Cal&elli had a large family siB children in all though only his sons $ ;ldo Cgo Dasco and Rodolfo $ would later take roles in leading the com!any toward !o!ularity $ and a LET of drama% +Fant the dirt' Read the books listed below to learn more about it%=/ ;fter "uccio#s death in 14<7 ;ldo along with his brothers took o&er and hel!ed !romote the com!any internationally as it o!ened bouti.ues in London Paris and :ew )ork/

8/ In the early #48s "ucci#s image was tarnished when co!ies of its wares began !o!!ing u! e&erywhere/ To restore the com!any#s luBury image the com!any a!!ointed ;merican designer Tom 2ord as ;rtistic *irector in 1449 a !osition he ke!t until 388</ 2ord is largely credited with turning the "ucci brand around/ 4/ The "ucci brand in&ol&es more than 0ust their e!onymous fashion house/ "ucci "rou! is a collection of designers who s!eciali5e in high fashion luBury retail/ The members include "ucci ?ottega Deneta and )&es Gaint Laurent as well as Gergio Rossi Gtella ,cCartney and ;leBander ,cHueen $ what a club% 18/ Today "ucci is run by Patri5io di ,arco !resident and CEE of "ucci 2rida "iannini the main designer for "ucci and Robert Polet who is !resident and CEE of the "ucci "rou!/

Outfit Inspired by Gucci

shirt necklace snaffle !urse black !urse !ants boots Fhile it would be easy to do a menswear outfit for "ucci I instead arranged this look based on some of the outfits from "ucci#s G!ring

3811 Resort collection as well as "uccio#s !ast as a humble leather bag maker/ Fhile I channeled the 3811 Resort collection#s &ibe $ think lots of neutrals and effortless style $ I also miBed in riding boots and a snaffle necklace that were ins!ired by "uccio#s use of gilded snaffles on loafers as well as his lo&e of e&erything e.uestrian/ 2inally I included two !urses with this look $ one is an authentic "ucci !urse with the snaffle latch while the other is a more affordable bag with a similar aesthetic/ Either one will add an element of e.uestrian style to the ensemble/

Extra for Experts:

The history of the "ucci business reads like a soa! o!era scri!t $ it#s absolutely filled with family drama% Fant the details' 6ere are two fantastic reads to am! u! your knowledge on the "ucci family historyI

6ouse of "ucci by Gara "/ 2orden $ The co&er reads >a sensational story of murder madness glamour and greed/@ )ikes% "ucci Fars by Jenny "ucci $ Jenny is an eB-wife of Paolo "ucci who is the grandson of "uccio/ This is her story of what it was like to be a member of the "ucci family/

The humble beginnings of Gucci are well known throughout the fashion community but many !eo!le who own "ucci !roducts aren#t familiar with the man in the background $ or his catchy first name% "ucci might e&en be the first fashionoriented word you heard when you were young but do you know the real story behind the "#s' Continuing our (now )our *esigners series +check out our !osts on Coco Chanel and ,iuccia Prada if you missed them- here#s another .uick biogra!hy on a legend in the fashion industry !lus recommendations for a few books that will make a lo&ely addition to your growing library on style/ En0oy%

"uccio "ucci !hotogra!h

10 Fun Facts on Guccio Gucci & His Company:

1/ "uccio "ucci was born in 1881 in 2lorence Italy/ 3/ In 1431 "ucci o!ened his first sho! in 2lorence s!eciali5ing in leather goods and .uickly built a re!utation for .uality hiring skilled craftsmen to work in his sho!/ This is how the 6ouse of "ucci was founded/ 7/ *uring the 1478s "ucci became ins!ired by horse racing a !o!ular !astime and started

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designing the hardware for his leather goods to resemble horse bits and stirru!s/ In 1473 "ucci created the loafer shoe with a gilded snaffle/ To date these shoes are the only footwear on dis!lay in :ew )ork#s ,useum of ,odern ;rt/ In 149= "ucci introduced the brand#s first iconic bag the >?amboo bag@ a saddlebag featuring bamboo handles which is still a com!any mainstay/ "uccio and his wife ;ida Cal&elli had a large family siB children in all though only his sons $ ;ldo Cgo Dasco and Rodolfo $ would later take roles in leading the com!any toward !o!ularity $ and a LET of drama% +Fant the dirt' Read the books listed below to learn more about it%;fter "uccio#s death in 14<7 ;ldo along with his brothers took o&er and hel!ed !romote the com!any internationally as it o!ened bouti.ues in London Paris and :ew )ork/ In the early #48s "ucci#s image was tarnished when co!ies of its wares began !o!!ing u! e&erywhere/ To restore the com!any#s luBury image the com!any a!!ointed ;merican designer Tom 2ord as ;rtistic *irector in 1449 a !osition he ke!t until 388</ 2ord is largely credited with turning the "ucci brand around/

4/ The "ucci brand in&ol&es more than 0ust their e!onymous fashion house/ "ucci "rou! is a collection of designers who s!eciali5e in high fashion luBury retail/ The members include "ucci ?ottega Deneta and )&es Gaint Laurent as well as Gergio Rossi Gtella ,cCartney and ;leBander ,cHueen $ what a club% 18/ Today "ucci is run by Patri5io di ,arco !resident and CEE of "ucci 2rida "iannini the main designer for "ucci and Robert Polet who is !resident and CEE of the "ucci "rou!/

Outfit Inspired by Gucci

shirt necklace snaffle !urse black !urse !ants boots Fhile it would be easy to do a menswear outfit for "ucci I instead arranged this look based on some of the outfits from "ucci#s G!ring

3811 Resort collection as well as "uccio#s !ast as a humble leather bag maker/ Fhile I channeled the 3811 Resort collection#s &ibe $ think lots of neutrals and effortless style $ I also miBed in riding boots and a snaffle necklace that were ins!ired by "uccio#s use of gilded snaffles on loafers as well as his lo&e of e&erything e.uestrian/ 2inally I included two !urses with this look $ one is an authentic "ucci !urse with the snaffle latch while the other is a more affordable bag with a similar aesthetic/ Either one will add an element of e.uestrian style to the ensemble/

Extra for Experts:

The history of the "ucci business reads like a soa! o!era scri!t $ it#s absolutely filled with family drama% Fant the details' 6ere are two fantastic reads to am! u! your knowledge on the "ucci family historyI

6ouse of "ucci by Gara "/ 2orden $ The co&er reads >a sensational story of murder madness glamour and greed/@ )ikes% "ucci Fars by Jenny "ucci $ Jenny is an eB-wife of Paolo "ucci who is the grandson of "uccio/ This is her story of what it was

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