Gucci bags
Guccio Gucci was born in Florence in 1881. He decided to go travelling and discover Europe and worked for a while as maitre’ d at the Savoy hotel in London, where he was inspired by its design. When he returned to his home city in 1921, he founded the house of Gucci, specialising in leather goods aimed mainly at horsemen and women and combining refinement and quality workmanship. His success allowed him to open another shop in Rome in 1938.
There followed a period of great creativity sparked by the lack of raw materials during the years of fascism, including the use of canvas, jute, hemp and a technical innovation, the burnishing of rattan, used to make the handles of the Bamboo bag. This bag, shaped like a saddle, became Gucci’s first iconic bag.
Gucci’s expansion continued throughout the fifties with the opening of shops in Milan and New York.
When Guccio Gucci died in 1953, his sons Aldo, Ugo, Vasco and Rodolfo took over the reins of the company and considerably increased its international presence. This was also the period when most of the brand’s iconic designs appeared, attracting film stars and members of the jet-set, including Liz Taylor, Jack Nicholson and Jackie Kennedy.
In 1960, the Gucci loafer with its snaffle trim became a hit and in 1964 it was the turn of the Flora scarf, designed by Rodolfo for Grace Kelly.
The third generation of the Gucci family came to take part in the management of the company in the sixties.In the seventies, Gucci renewed its offering with a reinterpretation of its great classics.
The brand’s first ready-to-wear collections and perfume were launched in 1978.
Gucci became a limted company in 1982 with half the shares being held by Maurizio, son of Rodolfo.
In 1990, Investcorp, a Bahraini investment company owned all Gucci’s shares.
Tom Ford took over from Richard Lambertson as creative director in 1994. His audacious, provocative and glamorous style saw sales increase by 90% between 1995 and 1996. However, in 2005 Tom Ford left Gucci, after many years, and was replaced by the Italian, Frida Giannini, who remained faithful to the company’s watchwords: heritage and modernity. The Gucci brand now belongs to the luxury end of the PPR Group.
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![Gucci shoulder bag in brown empreinte monogram leather]( "Gucci shoulder bag in brown empreinte monogram leather")
$ 470
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![Gucci Bamboo backpack in black suede and black leather]( "Gucci Bamboo backpack in black suede and black leather")
$ 550
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![Gucci Speedy handbag in monogram canvas and dark brown patent leather]( "Gucci Speedy handbag in monogram canvas and dark brown patent leather")
$ 490
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![Gucci Bamboo large model backpack in red suede and red leather]( "Gucci Bamboo large model backpack in red suede and red leather")
$ 600
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![Gucci Jackie handbag in grey monogram canvas and grey leather]( "Gucci Jackie handbag in grey monogram canvas and grey leather")
$ 830
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![Gucci Gucci Vintage shopping bag in beige monogram canvas and cream color leather]( "Gucci Gucci Vintage shopping bag in beige monogram canvas and cream color leather")
$ 400
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![Gucci Sylvie small model handbag in blue leather]( "Gucci Sylvie small model handbag in blue leather")
$ 1,760
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![Gucci pouch in black monogram leather]( "Gucci pouch in black monogram leather")
$ 470
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![Gucci GG Marmont shoulder bag in blue grained leather]( "Gucci GG Marmont shoulder bag in blue grained leather")
$ 980
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![Gucci Dionysus handbag in black suede and black leather]( "Gucci Dionysus handbag in black suede and black leather")
$ 2,060
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![Gucci Bamboo backpack in brown leather]( "Gucci Bamboo backpack in brown leather")
$ 670
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![Gucci handbag in red leather]( "Gucci handbag in red leather")
$ 550
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![Gucci clutch-belt in beige canvas and brown leather]( "Gucci clutch-belt in beige canvas and brown leather")
$ 580
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![Gucci Dionysus shoulder bag in brown leather and green canvas]( "Gucci Dionysus shoulder bag in brown leather and green canvas")
$ 1,710
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![Gucci Ophidia medium model bag in beige monogram canvas and brown leather]( "Gucci Ophidia medium model bag in beige monogram canvas and brown leather")
$ 1,290
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![Gucci handbag in silver logo canvas and silver leather]( "Gucci handbag in silver logo canvas and silver leather")
$ 440
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![Gucci Bamboo small model backpack in black leather]( "Gucci Bamboo small model backpack in black leather")
$ 590
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![Gucci Junco bag worn on the shoulder or carried in the hand in brown grained leather]( "Gucci Junco bag worn on the shoulder or carried in the hand in brown grained leather")
$ 520
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![Gucci bag in brown leather and beige monogram canvas]( "Gucci bag in brown leather and beige monogram canvas")
$ 1,130
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![Gucci backpack in beige monogram canvas and black leather]( "Gucci backpack in beige monogram canvas and black leather")
$ 820
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![Gucci Jackie handbag in beige leather]( "Gucci Jackie handbag in beige leather")
$ 550
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![Gucci Dionysus shoulder bag in red leather]( "Gucci Dionysus shoulder bag in red leather")
$ 1,710
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![Gucci handbag in beige monogram canvas and golden brown leather]( "Gucci handbag in beige monogram canvas and golden brown leather")
$ 440
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![Gucci handbag in brown foal and dark brown leather]( "Gucci handbag in brown foal and dark brown leather")
$ 670
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![Gucci Dionysus handbag in beige suede]( "Gucci Dionysus handbag in beige suede")
$ 1,710
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![Gucci Suprême GG pouch in beige logo canvas and brown leather]( "Gucci Suprême GG pouch in beige logo canvas and brown leather")
$ 670
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![Gucci GG Marmont shoulder bag in pink quilted velvet]( "Gucci GG Marmont shoulder bag in pink quilted velvet")
$ 1,060
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![Gucci shoulder bag in pink leather]( "Gucci shoulder bag in pink leather")
$ 1,170
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![Gucci Dionysus bag in pink leather]( "Gucci Dionysus bag in pink leather")
$ 3,480
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![Gucci Sylvie large model shoulder bag in black leather]( "Gucci Sylvie large model shoulder bag in black leather")
$ 1,710
