
Francesco di Benedetto Gucci obtained Florentine citizenship in 1601, for the Golden Lion banner Giovanni Battista by Giovan Piero Gucci obtained it in 1634, in the Scala banner."Ĭourt documents, records, and subsequent rulings indicate that, because the Gucci family trademarked the coat-of-arms in 1955, the trademark transferred with the sale of the Gucci company by Maurizio Gucci to Investcorp, and subsequent company owners, in 1993.

Translation: "Family of San Miniato Giacinto Gucci and his brothers were admitted to the nobility of San Miniato in 1763 (on that occasion it is declared that the family had come from Cremona in 1224) Giuseppe di Gaetano Gucci, on the other hand, was admitted to the nobility of Fiesole in 1839. The blazon recorded in the Florence Archives is as follows: "Azure, three red poles bordered argent (white) a chief or, loaded to the right (dexter) of a wheel of azure, and to the left (sinister) of a rose of red." ("D'azzurro, a tre pali di rosso bordati d'argento e al capo d'oro caricato a destra di una ruota d'azzurro, e a sinistra di una rosa di rosso.") Guccio Gucci adapted, or incorporated, the Gucci coat-of-arms, as recorded in the Archives of Florence, into the Gucci company's knight logo, which was trademarked by the Gucci company on February 4, 1955. Guccio Gucci his eldest biological son, Aldo Gucci and Aldo Gucci's sons - Giorgio Gucci, Paolo Gucci, and Roberto Gucci - and grandson Uberto Gucci claimed the right to use an inherited, ancestral coat of arms after the Kingdom of Italy, which was ruled by the House of Savoy, transitioned to the Italian Republic in 1946. In his final years, he lived near Rusper, in West Sussex, England. There was a lot of sibling rivalry to hold power within the company, and by the 1980s, this became a serious issue dividing the family. His sons Ugo, Aldo, Vasco, and Rodolfo Gucci held prominent roles in his company, but his daughter was not given a role. His son Enzo (1904–1913) died in childhood. His son Ugo Calvelli Gucci (1899–1973) was adopted, born from his mother Aida Calvelli's previous relationship. Gucci and his wife, Aida Calvelli, married in 1901 and had six children, five sons and one daughter. The Gucci Museum (also called Gucci Garden) in Florence, is a fashion museum centered around the history of the company and Guccio Gucci. With the change in leadership the Gucci brand expanded to opening international locations and a diversification of product line. After his death, the business was left to his five sons. Two weeks before Guccio Gucci's death, the New York Gucci boutique was opened by his sons Aldo, Rodolfo, and Vasco. He wanted to keep the business small, and for nearly the entirety of his life, the company remained only in Italy.

In 1951, Gucci opened their store in Milan. His one-man business eventually turned into a family business when his sons joined the company. In 1938, Gucci expanded his business to a second location in Rome at the insistence of his son Aldo. He began selling saddles, leather bags and other accessories to horsemen in the 1920s. In 1921, he founded the House of Gucci in Florence as a small family-owned leather shop. He returned to Florence and started making luxury luggage and accessories. Gucci was inspired by the elegant upper-class hotel guests and by luggage companies such as H.J. Little is known about his early life circumstances and what influenced his move to London. Īs a teenager, in 1899, Guccio Gucci worked at the Savoy Hotel in London. He was the son of Tuscan parents, Gabriello Gucci, a leather craftsman from San Miniato, and Elena Santini, from Lastra a Signa. Guccio Gucci was born in Florence, Tuscany on 26 March 1881. Possibly worth a gamble with a hunt for a second or third Disco though. That's not enough for me to be stuck with a colour I don't like or a scratched model.
#Gucci disco bag free
On £515 the duty free will be approx £100 off. I would only ever buy HUGE buys like fine jewellery to make the saving worthwhile or extras (sometimes for gifts but also to give me more of an incentive with the price)Ī) no normal Gucci store will change, exchange, or give a refund and b) the choice is strictly limited c) the staff I have experienced are the WORST at airports because they don't need repeat custom. Duty free stores are a law unto themselves.

I used to travel all the time, US, Asia, Australia. I would have to buy the right colour for one to work for me, I already have similar bags in black (Chanel Tassel) and brown ( Loewe). I think these are going to be very popular, they don't take up much room in stores all adding up to hard to get and not in sale. Your SA might even have to order them in so call first.
