Gucci Articles

Gucci’s got a new President

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

The Gucci Group has named Massimo Macchi President and Managing Director of Boucheron International SA , the jewellery company the group bought last year.
Macchi, a former executive vice president of jewellery, watches and accessories sales at Bulgari, came to Gucci in January. In the last six months, he has graduated from […]

Santana Row Gucci Store Robbed

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Today, robbers took nearly a dozen very expensive Gucci handbags from one store and nothing else.
Lt. Richard Calderon, San Jose Police Department: “We had a suspect enter inside the store and cause a diversion and take approximately nine handbags from the shelves.”
And considering the cheapest Gucci bag starts around $1,500, the financial loss here was […]

When you go shopping in Milan…

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Shopping in Milan isn’t just a pastime, it’s a high-level competitive sport.
Each year, Milan dazzles the world with its prêt-? -porter shows, where top designers parade their latest creations. The chic, the très-chic and the faux-chic alike flock to take in the next season’s trends.
Couriers scuttle up and down the streets, laden with packages of […]

Keira Knighley donates Gucci dress to charity

Monday, July 10th, 2006

British beauty Keira Knighley will donate her gold Gucci dress to raise money for charity The 21-year-old Pirates Of The Caribbean actress wore the stunning dress at the film’s London premiere last week.
She says, “I’d like to give it to charity for them to sell. It’s not the kind of thing you can get away […]

Gucci or Louis Vuitton may purchase Bulgari

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Sshares in Bulgari, the long-established supplier of luxury watches, perfumes and jewellery to the rich and famous, jumped last week on takeover rumours.
The Italian company’s share price rose nearly 4% in one day with the market in Milan guessing that Gucci owner Pinault-Printemps Redoute may have been behind the sudden surge, or its French […]

Gucci very popular in India

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

The findings of a recent A C Nielsen study seem to validate the Murjani Group’s India strategy to create a Multi-Brand Retail Platform, with the world’s leading brands. The Murjani Group has already inked exclusive distribution agreements with the likes of Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Calvin Klein, FCUK, TUMI and Build-A-Bear, in addition to others […]

Gucci dress at premiere party

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Keira Knightley showed a lot of front at the European premiere of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel last night.
The 21-year-old actress wore a gold Gucci dress slashed to the waist which revealed her slender frame.
The revealing outfit caused some onlookers to wonder if the British starlet had bowed to Hollywood pressure to be super-skinny.
But […]

Andrea Berloff hired to write Gucci movie script

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Andrea Berloff has been hired to write the feature film based on the Gucci family for Paramount Pictures and Scott Free Productions.
Ridley Scott will also be directing the film. Variety reports the exact storyline is unclear, although it is known to span many years and several locales tracking the lives of the Gucci clan, known […]

Movie about gucci coming soon

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Gladiator director Ridley Scott is set to bring the story of the turbulent Gucci clan to the big screen.
The story will span many years and several locations while tracking the lives of the famous fashion family.
As well as the Guccis’ commercial success, the film will also chart the embattled family’s personal dramas, including when Paolo […]

Gucci brand watch business integrated under Gucci leadership

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

The integration of the Gucci watch business into the Gucci brand will allow the organization to combine Swiss specific watch expertise in all aspects of this business with the overall brand management skills under a unified strategy. This will promote the successful development of the watch business, with its unique differentiating factors, within the Gucci […]