The famous Gucci name comes from its founder Guccio Gucci, fashion designer and businessman who founded the company in 1921. Gucci was inspired by the luggage guests brought in during his time working at a hotel. His first foray into retail and fashion consisted of a shop which concentrated on selling fine leather goods tinged with an undeniably classic style. Gucci would eventually employ his sons to assist with increasing the company’s reach, broadening its reach into Rome, Milan, and Florence.
Thanks to its tremendous, Gucci’s sons took the reins and continued to expand into the 1950s, eventually New York City-based offices where the Gucci name and its merchandise earned a massive following with movie stars and those leading a jet setting lifestyle. During the 1960s and 1970s Gucci was practically unstoppable.
Nowadays, the words ‘Gucci’ and ‘luxury’ go hand in hand. The company’s fashions are a fixture on red carpets and the name is frequently mentioned in music to signify expensive tastes. There are over seventy Gucci stores across the globe and its merchandise remains one of the most consistently copied in the world.
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