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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.
Maurizio Gucci was born on 26 September 1948 in Florence as the only child of actors Rodolfo Gucci and Sandra Ravel. [3] In 1972, Gucci moved to New York City to work for the Gucci company with his uncle Aldo Gucci. [4] In the early 1980s, he lived in a luxury penthouse in the Olympic Tower, gifted to him by his father.
He was the chief designer of Gucci in the late 1960s. In 1978, his father named him the vice-president of Gucci. [3] In 1980, Paolo secretly launched his own business using the Gucci name without telling his father, nor his uncle Rodolfo. When they found out, they were both infuriated and fired him from Gucci in September 1980.
At one point, Ford was the largest individual shareholder of Gucci stock and options. By 1999, the house, which had been almost insolvent when Ford joined, was valued at more than $4 billion. [27] When Gucci acquired the house of Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) in 1999, Ford was named Creative Director of that label as well. [28]
In 1989, a year before his death, Aldo sold his Gucci shares to Investcorp. [8] That same year, Maurizio was made chairman of the Gucci group following a nearly six-year legal battle for control over Gucci. [13] [11] Maurizio did not have a background in business, and the business was in a dire economic and creative strait by 1993. [11]
High-end brands like LVMH and Gucci-owner Kering felt the pinch in 2023—but a new type of luxury is gaining a share of consumers’ wallets. Prarthana Prakash. December 25, 2023 at 4:30 AM.
MILAN — Gucci said Tuesday it has appointed Laurent Cathala president of Greater China fashion business, a new position that will further contribute to the company’s increased focus on the ...
Alessandro Michele grew up in Rome. His father was an Alitalia technician, and his mother an assistant to a movie executive. [5] [6]In the early 1990s, Michele completed his studies of fashion design at the Accademia di Costume e di Moda in Rome, where he learned to design both theatrical costumes and fashion wear.