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In 1885, Egypt went into a purely gold standard, and the Egyptian pound unit, known as the juneih, was introduced at E£1 = 7.4375 grammes of fine gold. This unit was chosen on the basis of the gold content in the British gold sovereign and maintaining the exchange value of 97.5 piastres to the pound sterling, and it replaced the Egyptian ...
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.
In 2023, Kering's annual results declined to 19.6 billion (-4%), mainly caused by the deceleration of Gucci's streak, a transition phase according to the group's executives. [39] That same year, Kering acquired the fragrance company Creed , [ 40 ] 30% of the fashion house Valentino , [ 41 ] and Kering Beauté was launched to manage in-house the ...
A purse or pouch (from the Latin bursa, which in turn is from the Greek βύρσα, býrsa, oxhide), [1] sometimes called coin purse for clarity, is a small money bag or pouch, made for carrying coins. In most Commonwealth countries it is known simply as a purse, while "purse" in the United States usually refers to a handbag.
Paolo Gucci was born on 29 March 1931 in Florence, the son of Olwen Price and Aldo Gucci, who was the son of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci. [2] He was the chief designer of Gucci in the late 1960s. In 1978, his father named him the vice-president of Gucci. [3]
Levi Strauss & Co. (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ ˈ s t r aʊ s / LEE-vy STROWSS) is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ z / LEE-vyze) brand of denim jeans.It was founded in May 1853 [2] when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business.
Asmak 2000 market; Family market; New market; Delta market; Masria market; Alex market; Aman stores (owned to Egyptian Police); National service projects organisation stores ( owned to Egyptian Armed Forces)
The following is a selected list of awards and recognitions won by the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation: 1997: FiFi Awards – Men's Fragrance of the Year - Luxe, for the fragrance "Tommy" 1998: Parsons School of Design – Designer of the Year Award [13] 1998: GQ Magazine – Designer of the Year for 'Men of the Year' issue [13]