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Gucci is a fashion house. see also Gucci Group
Start of Gucci
Born in 1881, craftsman’s son Guccio Gucci founded the House of Gucci as a saddlery shop in Florence in 1906. Guccio's first talent was his craftsmanship in leather goods. He started out selling leather bags to horsemen in the 1920’s and progressed to luxury luggage as his clients graduated from equine transportation to horseless carriages. In 1938 Guccio Gucci opened his first retail shop on the Via Condotti in Rome.
Important Events
1983 - Rudolfo Gucci died of cancer
1979 - Aldo Gucci developed the Gucci Accessories Collection
1953 - Guccio Gucci dies
1947 - Gucci icon, the leather bag with bamboo handle, is created.
1938 - first retail shop on the Via Condotti in Rome.
1932 - Guccio Gucci created the loafer shoe with a gilded snaffle. These are the only shoes to have found a place in New York's Museum of Modern Art.
1906 - saddlery shop Gucci started in Florence
1881 - Guccio Gucci is born
Important links
http://www.gucci.com - official website
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