Gucci 1982 Cadillac Seville – An unexpected collaboration between Gucci and Hot Wheels

    This rare Hot Wheels collectible represents the past and future of Gucci. Mattel Creations Announces the Hot Wheels x Gucci Cadillac Seville Celebrating Luxury Fashion House’s 100th Anniversary Through the Mattel Creations platform, Mattel toy company, the owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world, … Read more

Germany’s Porsche is by far the most valuable luxury brand. France’s Celine is the fastest growing luxury brand this year

    Total value of world’s top 50 most valuable luxury and premium brands down 3%, from US$227.1 billion in 2020 to US$219.5 billion in 2021 Porsche retains top spot, brand value US$34.3 billion. Apparel brands dominate ranking, with 30 brands featuring and accounting for 62% of total brand value, but brand values suffer due … Read more

Great brands flourish – even in turbulent times: Most Valuable Italian Brands 2021

    Gucci retains the top position as Italy’s most valuable brand for the third year. Despite a turbulent year, and the threat of a lasting economic recession, the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Italian Brands ranking has risen by 11%, to reach a total brand value of $114.6 billion. Gucci retains the top position as … Read more

The hottest fashion brands in Q2 2021: demand increase for dressier styles, as well as for travel and leisure items

  The pandemic is far from over, but consumers were in a very different mindset in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2020. According to The Lyst Index, a quarterly ranking of fashion’s hottest brands and products, searches for dresses increased 371%, sunglasses 198% and beachwear 192%, as the TSA reported the … Read more

Hortus Deliciarum: Gucci’s second garden of jewels is inhabited by magical beasts

 

Named Hortus Deliciarum, Latin for ‘Garden of Delights’, Gucci’s second High Jewelry collection presented in a campaign starring Jodie Turner-Smith draws on the symbolic motifs that are dear to Alessandro Michele and Gucci, taken from the extensive and multifarious canon of the luxury House’s iconography.

Gucci Hortus Deliciarum 2021 High Jewelry collection; @Gucci

This new collection evokes the inherent splendor of Mother Nature, Gucci’s ultimate muse—and the universal beauty of the sky.

This eclectic line is distinguished by its kaleidoscopic palette, a reflection of the mercurial sky and its shifting hues and constellations. The collections takes its cue from the ephemeral yet recurring beauty of the changing sky and its shifting colors and constellations.

The collection comprises more than 130 pieces, largely one of a kind, and its motifs revolve around four themes. Gucci’s ‘hortus’ (or ‘garden’) of jewels is inhabited by magical beasts and flowering with totemic symbols of nature, distilling the poetry of the past with the beauty of the present. Included in the collection are striking solitaires as well as a precious selection of bejeweled timepieces. Gucci’s second High Jewelry line features tasseled necklaces, rings, bracelets, watches, and chandelier earrings.

Gucci Hortus Deliciarum 2021 High Jewelry collection; @Gucci

The High Jewelry collection combines Italian craftsmanship with the romantic and poetic narrative of Gucci.

Each gemstone has been fastidiously chosen for its quality and uniqueness, speaking to the painstaking attention to detail that Gucci creations are known for. In an array of pieces, the world of nature brings to life a collection redefined with maximalist allure.

Alongside nature, whose elements including flowers and magical beasts are ubiquitous in the House’s ‘hortus’ (Latin for ‘garden’) of jewels, Jodie Tuner-Smith acts as a fellow muse in poetic images from the new Gucci High Jewelry campaign.

Inspired by a photo of Elizabeth Taylor taken by Helmut Newton in 1989, Jodie Turner-Smith appears in the new Gucci High Jewelry campaign wearing one-of-a-kind pieces from the new Hortus Deliciarum High Jewelry collection.

Gucci Hortus Deliciarum 2021 High Jewelry collection; @Gucci
Gucci Hortus Deliciarum 2021 High Jewelry collection; @Gucci
Gucci Hortus Deliciarum 2021 High Jewelry collection; @Gucci

Tech enabled non-tech luxury brands to achieve significant growth in most valuable brands rankings

  This year’s most valuable global brands list shows that brand building remains critical to securing growth. The world’s most valuable brands have experienced record growth according to the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2021 ranking, with the total worth reaching $7.1 trillion – equivalent to the combined GDP of France and Germany. The … Read more