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Guccio Gucci was born in Florence, Tuscany on 26 March 1881. [1] He was the son of Tuscan parents, Gabriello Gucci, a leather craftsman from San Miniato, and Elena Santini, from Lastra a Signa. [2] [3] As a teenager, in 1899, Guccio Gucci worked at the Savoy Hotel in London.
On 27 July 2006, the company launched a lower-priced diffusion line McQ. [27] The line, separate from the main house, carried upscale men's and women's ready-to-wear and accessories, was exclusively designed by Lee Alexander McQueen, manufactured and distributed worldwide by SINV SpA under the terms of a five-year license agreement with Alexander McQueen. [28]
Lee Alexander McQueen was born on 17 March 1969 at University Hospital Lewisham in Lewisham, London, [5] to Ronald and Joyce McQueen, the youngest of six children. [6] [7] His Scottish father worked as a taxi driver, whereas his mother was a social science teacher.
Marco Bizzarri (born 19 August 1962) is an Italian business executive, president and CEO of Gucci since January 2015 till December 2023. [1] He previously was president and CEO of Stella McCartney (2005–2009) and Bottega Veneta (2009–2014), and joined Kering's executive committee in 2012.
Ernest Jones specialises in diamonds and watches, stocking brands such as Breitling SA, Omega SA, TAG Heuer, Cartier SA, Gucci, and Emporio Armani. Ernest Jones is part of the Signet Jewelers group and has approximately 180 stores across the United Kingdom.
In 2023, Kering's annual results declined to 19.6 billion (-4%), mainly caused by the deceleration of Gucci's streak, a transition phase according to the group's executives. [39] That same year, Kering acquired the fragrance company Creed , [ 40 ] 30% of the fashion house Valentino , [ 41 ] and Kering Beauté was launched to manage in-house the ...
She is the daughter of Aldo Gucci, the patriarch of the Gucci fashion empire, and Bruna Palombo; the two met when Bruna was working at the Gucci flagship store in Rome. [2] He was still married to the mother of his three sons, and adultery was illegal in Italy, so they lived in England. [3] They married when Patricia was twenty-four years old.
Tom Ford departed his position as creative director at Gucci in 2004 [4] and founded his own eponymous label in April 2005. [5] The Tom Ford retail brand concept, described as the first true luxury brand of the 21st century, began in 2004 as a venture between Ford and his business partner Domenico de Sole with the launch of a cosmetics line. [6]