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Located in Zürich, CH
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By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
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By Gucci
Located in London, GB
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Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
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By Gucci
Located in Amman, JO
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By Gucci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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By Gucci
Located in Banner Elk, NC
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By Gucci
Located in Capri, IT
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By Gucci
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By Gucci
Located in Milano, IT
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By Gucci
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By Gucci
Located in Milano, IT
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By Gucci
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By Gucci
Located in Toronto, ON
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Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large, crafted from genuine brown python skin, features bamboo and
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large, crafted from genuine brown python skin, features bamboo and
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Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large
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Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large, crafted from genuine brown python skin, features bamboo and
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Located in NY, NY
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Located in NY, NY
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This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Medium showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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Located in NY, NY
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Large showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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Gucci Indy Hobo Python Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
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Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 7", Height 15", Width 20", Depth 1" Designer: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Leather Large Exterior
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Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Large showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Medium showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Medium showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Medium showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 14", Width 19", Depth 6", Strap Drop 17" Designer: Gucci
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Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 15", Width 20", Depth 1", Strap Drop 17" Designer: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo
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Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 13", Width 17", Depth 3", Strap Drop 17.5" Designer: Gucci
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Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Patent Medium Exterior Material: Patent Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior
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Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Medium showcases the brand's classic design with luxurious
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Located in NY, NY
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Silver Interior
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Brown Interior Material
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Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
17" Designer: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
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Gucci Indy Hobo Python Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Width 18", Depth 6", Strap Drop 17" Designer: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Python Large Exterior Material
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Gucci Indy Hobo Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Gucci Model: Indy Hobo Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Brown Interior Material
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Gucci Indy Hobo Patent Large
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 13", Width 16", Depth 4.5", Strap Drop 16" Designer: Gucci
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Long before trend-bucking creative director Alessandro Michele brought his hallucinatory “Utopian Fantasy” campaign to Gucci, it was a modest Italian leather shop. Today, it’s an internationally renowned luxury house with an iconic logo, and vintage Gucci clothing, handbags and shoes are among high fashion's most covetable goods.
Guccio Gucci (1881–1953) admired the stylish suitcases he saw wealthy guests arrive with at the Savoy Hotel in London, where he worked as a bellhop. So, in 1921, after a stint at Franzi, a luggage company in his hometown of Florence, he opened a leather goods shop of his own.
At first, Gucci’s Florence business specialized in equestrian accessories. But as its reputation flourished, particularly among the English aristocracy, so too did its footprint. In 1938, he brought three of his sons — Aldo, Vasco and Rodolfo — into the business and expanded it to Rome and later Milan. In the mid-1930s, a League of Nations embargo against Italy pushed Gucci to experiment with alternatives to imported leather. Its woven hemp fabric from Naples, adorned with the brand’s signature diamond print, was a hit, especially among A-list celebrities. The material was first used on suitcases before finding enduring popularity on handbags. (No list of revered designer purses would be complete without Gucci.)
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Taylor carried one of Gucci’s bamboo-handled tote bags, another adaptation to material rationing. After Jackie Kennedy was seen sporting a slouchy Gucci tote in 1961, it was renamed for the First Lady. Then Grace Kelly, on a visit to the boutique in Milan, inspired Rodolfo Gucci to work with Italian illustrator and Gucci textile designer Vittorio Accornero on the Flora print in 1966. Taking cues from Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, with its pattern of flora and insects, it was painted entirely by hand and featured no fewer than 37 colors.
In 1953, just 15 days after opening his first store on New York’s 5th Avenue, Guccio passed away at 72. The early 1970s saw store openings in Tokyo and Hong Kong, but by the late 1980s, Gucci was floundering. Rodolfo Gucci took charge in 1982, but family drama and lawsuits ensued. In 1993, Rodolfo’s son, Maurizio, transferred his shares in the company to Investcorp, ending the family’s involvement in Gucci. Dawn Mello, then-president of Bergdorf Goodman, joined as creative director in 1989. But it was Tom Ford, who took over as creative director in 1994, who ultimately revived the brand.
Ford’s racy ads, shot by photographers such as Mario Testino, stirred controversy. And his potent vision of sexed-up femininity — with “jewel-toned satin shirts unbuttoned to there,” as Vogue described his breakthrough 1995 runway show — was wildly successful. The new millennium brought new ownership — Pinault Printemps Redoute in 2004 — and a more toned-down vision from Frida Giannini, who became sole creative director in 2006. Alessandro Michele was named creative director in 2015, and the storied brand took a giant leap forward.
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Ever since we’ve needed an accessory to carry our personal items when we’re on the go, shoulder bags have proven indispensable. Today, vintage and designer shoulder bags are such a treasured part of fashion history that they even get their own museum exhibitions. And while lovers of luxury handbags and purses are savvier now and have a wider range of shopping options, classics created by brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
Prior to bags becoming an essential piece of any ensemble for any gender, women wore pockets strung on ribbons as garments that were separate from their gowns, accessible by openings in the fabric. Small handbags and handheld purses were developed before the accessory gained importance as functional and fashionable. Most had more in common with wallets than anything else.
While the bags of the 16th century warranted ornament, such as exteriors embroidered with silver-gilt thread and beads, it wasn’t until the late 18th century and early 19th century that the design and craft of bags had really broadened. Handheld purses were finished with details that were meant to garner attention, and bags were fitted with shoulder straps. A stylish shoulder bag meant that women could tote jewelry, cash and perhaps a decorative snuff box full of tobacco to an evening ball across town.
The early 1900s saw the introduction of gold and silver minaudières. The patenting of these compact bejeweled clutches has been attributed to revered French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels, and today they remain a fashion favorite. One of Judith Leiber’s innovative minaudières even earned a role in the movie Sex and the City.
A luxury shoulder bag is a work of art with a long, fascinating origin story, and entire brands and fashion lines have emerged around creating the perfect versions of shoulder bags and top-handle bags. For example, the iconic Hermès Kelly bag, which was popularized by actress Grace Kelly, is a widely coveted, collected and often faked entry from the handbag hall of fame. And while vintage Gucci tote bags have their own dedicated fan base, collectors are likely familiar with the Dionysus, a pared-down Gucci shoulder bag that manages to make a substantial statement anyway.
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