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Royal: Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco leave the Gucci shop in Rome in 1959. Photo: Reporters Association, Archivi/Mondadori Portfolio
ALESSANDRO MICHELE

The rise and fall of the fashion House of Gucci

The story of the Italian brand is one of drama, not only in its aesthetics, but in its chaotic rise to success

  • Kimberley Schoeman
11 min read