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However, from 2015 to 2022, the group's revenue was essentially driven by Gucci's year-on-year high performance, hitting the 10-billion dollars sales mark in 2022. [34] The group divested its interests in Stella McCartney in 2018, [35] Christopher Kane in 2019, [36] and its entire watch division (Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin) in 2022. [37]
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.
Over the years, Armani created various limited Armani/Dolci products to celebrate special occasions. [103] For example, Armani designed chocolate Easter eggs, [ 104 ] heart-shaped boxes with red, pink and lilac chocolate truffles for Valentine's Day , [ 105 ] as well as a Ramadan collection for the Muslim holiday [ 106 ] featuring refined ...
McLaughlin Loud was 26 (b. 1958) at the time of their first meeting; and Gucci, 35 years old. The two met in the Sardinian town of Porto Cervo during the 12-Metre Class World Championship for the upcoming 1987 America's Cup after McLaughlin Loud had joined Maurizio's sailing crew for the event, coaching and teaching Gucci's other crew members.
In 2009, Italian luxury brand Gucci accused Guess of counterfeiting and trademark infringement on the Gucci logo and the interlocking G's which appear on pairs of Guess shoes. In 2012, Gucci was awarded $4.7 million in damages; originally, the Italian brand had asked for $221 million. [25]
Ford's role at Gucci rapidly expanded; he was designing menswear within six months, and shoes soon after that. When Richard Lambertson left as design director in 1992, Ford took over his position, [22] heading the brand's ready-to-wear, fragrances, image, advertising, and store design. In 1993, when he was in charge of designing eleven product ...
Marco Bizzarri (born 19 August 1962) is an Italian business executive, president and CEO of Gucci since January 2015 till December 2023. [1] He previously was president and CEO of Stella McCartney (2005–2009) and Bottega Veneta (2009–2014), and joined Kering's executive committee in 2012.
He was the chief designer of Gucci in the late 1960s. In 1978, his father named him the vice-president of Gucci. [3] In 1980, Paolo secretly launched his own business using the Gucci name without telling his father, nor his uncle Rodolfo. When they found out, they were both infuriated and fired him from Gucci in September 1980.