Palazzo della Mercanzia

The Gucci Museo sunglasses

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Gucci luxury fashion house chases away the winter blues with a pair of shades that pays homage to the Gucci Museo in Florence. The museum, a temple of the Italian fashion house history and home to Gucci’s diverse contemporary art projects, has his own sunglasses that boast the same name. Designed by Frida Giannini, the “cultural” … Read more

Gucci Museum in Florence: An Interview With Frida Giannini

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Suzy Menkes at Gucci Museo Suzy Menkes, the fashion editor of The International Herald Tribune, speaks with Frida Giannini, the creative director of Gucci, as it celebrates its 90th anniversary with the new museum in Florence (inaugurated in September 2011). Inside the sumptuous confines of the 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia, Gucci‘s famed “bamboo” handbags owned … Read more