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The name Gucci stands for absolute luxury and timeless elegance. There are women who borrow even just a part of the latest collection or at least an accessory of the Italian designer label you can call on its own.

The history of the House of Gucci began in 1921 in the workshop of master saddler Gucchio Gucci in Florence. But after the death of the patriarch and company founder in 1953, begins the ascent of Gucci into a designer label. Gucci is expanding worldwide and is now an integral part of the world of luxury fashion anymore.

Gucci offers a diverse selection of luxury goods for a very well-paid social class. These include women's and men's fashion, expensive accessories such as handbags, scarves, sunglasses, jewelry, belts and hats, as well as exclusive watches, silk ties and shoes. Not forgetting the famous Gucci perfume.

Today, Gucci is one of the leading companies in the world, which is still oriented to a high value for money. In the business situation looked some 30 years ago is anything but good. Because of inheritance disputes to the possessions of the founder capture05042009-112913Gucchio Gucci, the fashion company was forced to look for an investor. The French multi-group Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, a group that specializes in the sale of luxury goods of all kinds, was finally an investor.

capture05042009-revival 112856Den in the A-class luxury label Gucci brought a new creative director: The American Tom Ford, he arranged for a steady growth of the company Gucci. As chief designer, he brought the Gucci fashion, not only back in the headlines and on the catwalks from Paris to Milan to New York, he also took care of the critically acclaimed haute couture and prêt-à-porter shows a stir. Ford once again prada brought fresh wind into the traditional house of Gucci. Among many international awards, received the Tom Ford during his time at Gucci, succeeded him in 2001 to assume men sneakers the label of the English designer and Beatle daughter Stella McCartney for Gucci. By 2003, Tom Ford worked as creative director and chief designer for Gucci officially. Three years later he passed on the command staff of the Italian designer Frida Giannini. In Frida Giannini, who earlier met with Gucci Women's Wear and Accessories was designed for Gucci, Tom Ford a worthy successor.

Today, Gucci is one of more than 14,000 employees and a turnover of around 3.4 billion euros in 2007, again the leading fashion labels in the world. About half of sales (56.3%) of which alone accounted for the Gucci Group.

Revolutionary in Milan

Krizia designer Mariuccia Mandelli played by blue shades - from midnight until marine or China towards cobalt blue and indigo. Mandellis "blue phase" also extends to the outer shell. Long, often high-necked gowns she has taped wrapped in their collection - with hidden snaps or alternatively and. Much to the dismay of the animal rights fur is also presented in this show than Modehit. Besides Ponyfell lamb is very common material - either processed as a complete outfit or as flickenförmiger stocking.

For the evening, the fashion industry once again draws on fluttering fabrics. Embroidered chiffon is processed by several houses, but also shiny metallic materials in pink and bronze. As an alternative to the big evening gown, the designers in Milan offer super-sexy-Packages: Hot pants and asymmetrical tops with velvet Appliquéd transparency or nothing of sequins in a patchwork design.

Only Gucci stays with the black

Oops! (Dress: Emporio Armani)
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Oops! (Dress: Emporio Armani)
The Florentine family dynasty Salvatore Ferragamo picked up with Frenchman Marc Audibet a new creative consultant to the house. Audibet, who has worked at Prada shoes and even for Hermès, skilfully rejuvenated somewhat conservative line, without violating the tradition of the house. Trapezoidal shapes dominate coat, dress and skirt - all in a knee-length. Camel goes together with apple green, ice blue and pink color combination exciting.

Giorgio Armani once sent his young Emporio line on the catwalk before then his main collection on Saturday decides the Milan fashion shows. The designer took the applause for a very elegant fashion with ruffles and pleated contrary effects, as usual, personally - in athletic shorts.

Laura Biagiottii satisfied with coarse, fine and matt / gloss contrasts. Their colors will get them out of nature. Kashmir - the material simply Biagiotti - embroidered designer with the Roman baroque pearls. In addition to coarse knitted look like they used delicate crystal networks. Biagiotti, and also to the comeback of the hot pants do not go over. They note in addition to their line-a floor-length pleated skirts and coarse Schalumhängen large room.

Gucci: gold as a new base color
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Gucci: gold as a new base color
While a lot of color and pattern, the Milan Women Watch Fall-Winter 2000/2001 dominated Gucci countered with black. "If I had only one word to describe the collection, then it would be 'dressed'," said Tom Ford, the American designer of traditional Italian fashion house. Dressed, so dressed in the best sense of the word, stands for couture elements like the ruffles at the collar, the neckline, as the cuff. The maximum knee-length coat moves to the center of the collection. He is colored fur, in crocodile or ostrich leather, stitched or gold, and especially narrow in the waist emphasized. The line is greatly reduced, the eye is drawn to materials and details. These include golden buttons and zippers, the tiger head, Tom Ford at Gucci archives discovered and is now available on belts to. Narrow motorcycle leather pants and short skirts are called the Gucci options for the leg. Lurexkleider organza and gold, often with deep V-neck to determine the evening.

Sticks Art: crocheted dress by Laura Biagiotti.
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Sticks Art: crocheted dress by Laura Biagiotti.
This became particularly apparent at the Prada: The forties are the big issue in the current draft of the designer Miuccia Prada Sneakers - she was almost a couture collection. These coats are with loop closures and body-suits with jackets and flared skirts. Even Chanel boucle is cited. A border made of organza marked with many pieces Prada men sneakers waist or chest. Wolf or Nerzkrägen are indispensable accessories. Chiffon dresses have inserts of Tweed, which the laundry of the delicate nature of the material will weaken slightly. Tweed, there is a detail even with short scarves and evening to silver-colored clothes. Oblique stripes and botanical elements form at Prada, the pressure issue.

Strenesse is the only German in addition to Jil Sander collection, shown this season on the catwalks of Milan. Gabriele Strehle, the designer and woman behind the brand, showed an unusually clear look playful details: Skirts tweed or leather - in the latest variant of the knee - are at high Strenesse asymmetric scale slots, especially folds that run parallel to or hem jump out - and eventually increase, especially among the chiffon models in pleats. Belts on short coats, jackets and cardigans, but also on transparent black dress. Otherwise, here Color: Brown mingled among a lot of shocking orange and violet.