Guccio Gucci (1881–1953) is the founder of The House of Gucci and son of an Italian merchant from the country’s northern manufacturing region. He started the House of Gucci in Florence in 1906 as a small, family owned some leather saddlery shop. Guccio was an exceptional craftsman and began selling leather bags to horsemen in the 1920s. As a young man, he quickly built a reputation for quality, hiring the best craftsmen he could find to work in his atelier. In 1938, Gucci expanded his business to Rome. Soon his one-man business turned into a family-business, when his sons Aldo, Vasco, Ugo and Rodolfo joined the company. In 1951 Gucci opened their store in Milan and two years later, the company expanded overseas with the opening of the Manhattan store.
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The portrait of Guccio Gucci. The man who started it all, and got homosapiens like us to fall for its GG-logo-ed items!
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Stockist Info:
Gucci Travel Bag GM
Silver canvas overall + GG logo embossed + calf leather trimming
Price: Approximately 1800SGD
Place of Purchase: Gucci Paragon
Year of Purchase: 2007
Status: New / In-stock
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