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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]
Named Fashion Outlets of Chicago, the mall was planned to feature over 140 [1] stores ranging from luxury to casual, [2] and would feature outlets of upscale retailers such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. [3] Construction would start in November 2011, [4] costing around US$250 million [5] with a planned opening date of 2012. [1]
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.
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In 1972, Gucci married Patrizia Reggiani, with whom he had two daughters, Alessandra and Allegra. [15] Alessandra Gucci was born on 28 June 1976, and Allegra Gucci was born on 27 January 1981. [16] Maurizio's father, Rodolfo Gucci, originally did not approve of their marriage, calling Patrizia "a social climber who has nothing in mind but money."
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Fashion started when humans began wearing clothes, which were typically made from plants, animal skins and bone. Before the mid-19th century, the division between haute couture and ready-to-wear did not really exist, but the most basic pieces of female clothing were made-to-measure by dressmakers and seamstresses dealing directly with the ...