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“Giorgio Gucci he was one of the promoters of the incessant expansion of the Florentine fashion house, loved by all for being a man of integrity and with a creative spirit “, reads the statement on the death of the designer, this December 23, at the age of 92 .
Giorgio Gucci, member of the third generation of the Italian eponymous brand founded in 1921He was one of Guccio Gucci’s five grandchildren, and the son of Aldo Gucci, from whom he learned the trade from a very young age working in one of the stores that the firm had in Rome.
He was “a fundamental member of a family that has carried the flag of Italian fashion and style abroad, especially because at an early age he already gave clear signs that his thing was design and the creative part rather than the administrative one” adds the statement written by his family.
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Apart from designer, whose works were praised and dressed by stars of the stature of Audrey Herpburn, Grace of Monaco, Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, the couple formed by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Jackie Kennedy and Yul Brinner, Giorgio had several hobbies. He was passionate about horses and in fact the family emphasizes those that he has raised and cared for for years in Monte Argentario, in Grosseto, a province of Tuscany, where he had fixed his residence for the summer months.
Likewise, he also had a true devotion to art, being an important part of his inspiration during his years in the high positions of the company.
Like any good art collector, Giorgio had a sensitivity to the ephemeral that he brought into the artistic taste of Gucci collections during his years at the helm of the company. He is remembered as a man with different passions, a tireless traveler and a complete family man, “the statement continues.
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It was Giorgio who introduced many equestrian motifs into the Gucci collection, such as adding to the brand’s classic loafers a metal detail of the horse lining that is still in fashion. In addition, he boasted that the mythical bag with a bamboo handle was his creation.
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