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Why did Gucci sell a rabbit fur hat after it banned all fur in 2017?

In 2017 Gucci sent out a widely publicised press release that the Florentine fashion house would ban fur from its collections. In a statement the company said its new policy underlined a modern and ethical vision for luxury. While Gucci's fur-trimmed loafers were an enormous profit driver after their debut in 2015, from its SS18 collection...

25 Jan 2023

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A new subdued Gucci opens Milan Men's Fashion Week

Gucci on Friday debuted its first menswear collection without its former creative director, Alessandro Michele. While simultaneously opening Milan Men’s Fashion Week, it was also Gucci’s first standalone show after years of presenting in a co-ed format. It was certainly a far cry from its September Twinsville presentation. As the sound of a bass...

13 Jan 2023

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Year of the Rabbit: 7 Brands hopping on Lunar New Year celebrations

The Year of the Rabbit is upon us, a year that the Chinese zodiac has defined to be filled with luck, optimism and wit as we come into the new Lunar New Year on January 22. To celebrate such an occasion, a range of brands have unveiled a series of campaigns and collections that look to encapsulate this year’s theme, through the use of plenty of...

6 Jan 2023

Fashion

Gucci opens first stand-alone luxury travel store in Paris

Gucci has opened its first dedicated stand-alone store selling luggage and travel accessories in Paris. Located at 229 Rue Saint-Honoré, Gucci Valigeria is a two-storey boutique with an interior inspired by luxury travel from the Belle Époque period. “The décor evokes the atmosphere of an elegant vintage railway carriage, where furniture and...

29 Dec 2022

BusinessFeatured

Annual review: The musical chairs of creative directors in 2022

2022 was a tumultuous year when it came to the creative leadership of fashion brands. Did you lose track of who moved where along the way? FashionUnited listed the developments of the past year. January - Liisa Kessler welcomed at Filippa K, Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter step down at Nina Ricci It is barely 2022 when Filippa K named...

28 Dec 2022

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10 of the most viral fashion moments from 2022

Conversations regularly erupted on social media and the online world as whole this year, as a wide range of news from within fashion became ‘viral’ – a term used to describe topics that circulate rapidly on the internet. FashionUnited has compiled a list of occasions that sparked the biggest online discussions of 2022, influencing movements,...

23 Dec 2022

Fashion

Gucci to present Cruise collection in South Korea

Gucci confirmed it will stage its cruise collection in Seoul on May 15th, 2023. The Italian luxury house cancelled a runway scheduled last month after a harrowing Halloween street incident saw 150 people die in the South Korean capital. By announcing its cruise collection ahead of time, which takes place mid next year and follows the men's and...

9 Dec 2022

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Maximalism, Romanticism and Nostalgia: The best of Alessandro Michele at Gucci

It is official, Alessandro Michele is leaving Gucci. In his nearly eight years at the helm of the Florentine fashion house, for which Michele worked for a total of 20 years, his name became synonymous with Gucci. While Fashion can be intimidating, self-indulgent and painstakingly serious, Michele infused the industry with some much-needed...

25 Nov 2022

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Alessandro Michele exits Gucci, Kering confirms

Kering on Wednesday confirmed Alessandro Michele’s exit from Gucci, the latest shakeup in the fashion industry after high profile departures at Burberry, Bottega Veneta and Ferragamo. Mr Michele was a relatively unknown designer when he took the creative reigns at Gucci in 2015 and some saw the appointment by CEO Marco Bizzari as a gamble. Yet...

24 Nov 2022

People

Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele reportedly set to exit

Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele is reportedly set to leave the Italian luxury label. It comes after Michele failed to “initiate a strong design shift” at the storied fashion house, an anonymous source told WWD. Another source told the news publication that François-Henri Pinault, the chair and CEO of parent company Kering, is...

23 Nov 2022

Business

Gucci appoints former Louis Vuitton director as communications director

Kering’s Gucci has announced the appointment of Benjamin Cercio as its global communications director, effective from today. Cercio will report to the Italian label’s executive vice president and chief brand and client officer Susan Chokachi, a press release by the group read. He has been tasked with leading the brand’s communications worldwide,...

14 Nov 2022

Business

Gucci cancels Seoul show in light of Halloween weekend tragedy

Gucci is among the many brands, companies and organisations cancelling and postponing events in South Korea after a crowd surge over the weekend left 154 people dead. On October 29, party-goers took to the streets of the country’s capital Seoul to celebrate their first Halloween weekend since the lifting of pandemic restrictions. According to...

31 Oct 2022