Product Description

Gucci by Gucci opens the fabled houses archives for the first time, bringing together the history of the Florentine family-owned saddler that has imprinted its name on the fashion consciousness. Both a history of the company and a glorious visual exploration of its far-reaching influence, the book is a treat for the collector and the fan.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #450112 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 460 pages

About the Author
Sarah Mower is a fashion journalist. She is the author of 20 Years Dolce & Gabbana and Oscar: The Style Inspiration and Life of Oscar de la Renta. A contributing editor to Vogue and Style.com, she lives in London, where she edits her biennial magazine, Fashion.

Customer Reviews

Great overview of Gucci!
This is a really comprehensive book which gives a great overview on the house and history of Gucci. The text in the beginning of the book doesn't look like much at a first glance, but the huge pages leaves you with just enough to read. The end of the book does also include a timeline with the most significant events in the history of Gucci. Maybe the text doesn't give any real pleasure to the hardcore Gucci fan, but I think it will do pretty well for all those who just want to know a little more about this exciting fashion house. Though I've to admit the text excludes some of the controversial moments in the history of the brand, and for those who want to fill their minds with this stuff I can highly recommend "The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed" by Sara G. Forden.

Talking about the pictorial part (which constitutes most of the pages in this rather big book), there is a really good collection of celebrities wearing Gucci clothes,of advertising campaigns and of all the iconic Gucci accessories. For the ones who only want to study sketches and the design process of the garments, this book could maybe be a dissapointment.

If you find the limited edition of this book in "la pelle guccissima slipcase" I highly recommend you to buy it, it's a gorgeous (and enourmous) tome which will make a significant enhancement too any coffee table.