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Gucci

News an insight on the high fashion luxury brand

CEO / Managing Director

Jean-François Palus

CFO / Finance Director

Armelle Poulou

Industry

Fashion & Beauty

Website

gucci.com

Headquarters address

Via Tornabuoni 73/r, 50123 Florence, Italy

Year founded

1921

Cast members of the film Diamant Brut arrive for its screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024. Luxury fashion labels are moving beyond the red carpet to partner with filmmakers and production companies. Photo: Reuters

European cinema

Cannes Film Festival shows fashion’s stepped up involvement in cinema

From Saint Laurent and AMI to Chanel and Dior, luxury labels are not just dressing the stars but co-producing movies at Cannes Film Festival.

13 May 2025 - 8:21PMvideocam

Vietnam

From Prada to Lego, Vietnam cracks down on fakes after US tariff threat

13 May 2025 - 3:29PMvideocam

High Jewellery

Explainer | What are torque necklaces, and how are celebrities reviving them?

6 May 2025 - 6:00PM

Fashion

How to boss bold printed shirts, the latest word in men’s fashion

Boldly patterned long-sleeved shirts in relaxed fits are suddenly everywhere in men’s fashion, with brands like Kapital, Bode, Wacko Maria and Casablanca leading the way.

5 May 2025 - 6:00AM

BODE diagonal square convertible-collar patchwork cotton-poplin shirt, courtesy of Mr Porter. Photo: Handout

Fashion

How LVMH and Kering thrived by reviving heritage brands like Dior and Gucci

While reviving heritage fashion brands can be lucrative, only a handful have been financially successful despite critical acclaim and strategic investments.

23 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Style Edit

Style Edit: Gucci celebrates its heritage in scarves with The Art of Silk

The maison produced nearly 80 scarf designs between 1960 and 1981 – from the intricate Flora, created for Princess Grace of Monaco, to the iconic Horsebit in 1953, and GG Monogram in 1969.

21 Apr 2025 - 10:00AM

Banking & finance

Louis Vuitton, Gucci owners face tough times in China amid trade war, property slump

Chinese consumers’ spending on luxury goods has been affected by falling property prices and uncertainties over the trade war, analyst says.

19 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM

A man walks past a luxury store in Beijing’s financial district. Photo: AFP

Fashion

Style shoot: Gucci’s ‘casually grand’ spring/summer 2025 collection

Dresses range from classic 1960s A-line cuts to the sheerest, most daring lace, while versatile horsebit bags are paired with a mixture of refined and raunchy styles.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:00AM

Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week 2025: brand signatures mark a season of transition

Louis Vuitton held a small and intimate show at a ‘secret location’, Saint Laurent wowed with dramatic colour blocking and broad-shouldered tops, and Sacai embraced a cosy, graphic style.

12 Mar 2025 - 11:06AM

Banking & finance

Gucci, Prada close more China outlets as luxury spending shrinks

Store closures are also hurting mall owners and undermining projections for an end to the multi-year property market slump.

9 Mar 2025 - 1:01PMvideocam

People walk past a closed Gucci store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai on February 17, 2025. Photo: Getty Images

Fame and celebrity

Meet Grace Johnson, Gucci model and daughter of Miami Vice star Don Johnson

The rising star, who is Johnson’s third child and his first with Kelley Phleger, was inspired by her grandmother to pick up a camera … but ended up making a career in front of it.

4 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM

Dakota Johnson (right) with half-sister Grace Johnson, who walked the runway at the Gucci spring/summer 2025 show in Milan. Photo: @athertongracejohnson/Instagram

Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week 2025: from Gucci’s transition to Fendi’s 100th anniversary

Gucci offers a ‘foundational’ collection as it awaits a new creative director, while Marni’s Francesco Risso wows with creative collaborations; Fendi’s family affair meanwhile hits it out of the park.

28 Feb 2025 - 11:09AM

Fame and celebrity

How to achieve Demi Moore’s seemingly effortless, chilled-out style

The timeless star, who has found new fame with her role in body horror The Substance, looked effortlessly laid-back in a super-slouchy blazer and jeans – do the same with Isabel Marant and Max Mara.

28 Feb 2025 - 11:00AM

Style Edit

Style Edit: Gucci’s spring/summer 2025 campaign, Where Light Finds Us

Directed by Xavier Dolan, Where Light Finds Us stars Black-ish’s Yara Shahidi and George MacKay of 1917 fame, the actors portraying fleeting moments of intimacy that resonate.

17 Feb 2025 - 10:00AM

George MacKay and Yara Shahidi star in Gucci’s spring/summer 2025 campaign, Where Light Finds Us. Photo: Handout

Banking & finance

Estée Lauder, L’Oreal suffer as global brands’ lustre fades in China

Tit-for-tat tariffs add to peril for global brands as consumers favour high-quality domestic rivals amid a spending slump, analysts say.

14 Feb 2025 - 11:00AM

People walk in the Pudong financial district in Shanghai on February 5, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Banking & finance

Laopu Gold jewellery sells like hot cakes despite tepid China consumer spending

Fans of Laopu Gold say they like its ‘fixed price’ model and intricate craftsmanship.

10 Feb 2025 - 10:30AM

Fashion

Christmas 2024 gift guide: elegant pieces from Cartier, Gucci and Hermès

Chloé and Tod’s apparel as well as an Assouline book for the coffee table round out a wish list of premium present ideas for your loved ones.

11 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

Christmas

Christmas 2024 gift guide: give your friends presents with a playful pop of colour

Festively coloured poppy styles to impress even the pickiest on your present list, from Golden Goose jewellery to a Stanley tumbler.

8 Dec 2024 - 6:15AM

Christmas 2024 gift guide: colourful ideas from the La DoubleJ Homeware collection, as well as from Chanel, Gucci, Manolo Blahnik and Aquazzura

Fashion

The viral Instagram fan accounts supporting fashion’s most famous names

Kering brand Bottega Veneta has no official social media, while another fan account celebrates Céline’s then-creative director Phoebe Philo building a campaign around writer Joan Didion.

16 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

Timepieces

Pink watches continue to blossom in the wake of Barbiecore

Ryan Gosling rocked a pink Tag Heuer Carrera Date, Idris Elba and Stormzy got with the trend too, and Tudor and Carl F. Bucherer were 2 more brands to join the pink parade

9 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

Celebrity Families

Meet Kirsten Dunst’s low-key younger brother, Christian Dunst

The Dunst siblings turned heads at Gucci’s Milan Fashion Week show: Kirsten brought along her younger brother and left husband Jesse Plemons to stay ‘home with the kids’.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week: highlights from Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Ferragamo

Days 4 and 5 continued to showcase the best in Italian craftsmanship and design – with stars like Dakota Johnson, Jannik Sinner, Jin from BTS and Kendall Jenner in attendance.

23 Sep 2024 - 12:21PM

A Jackie bag paired with a headscarf at Gucci’s spring/summer 2025 show at Milan Fashion Week. Photo: AP

Style Edit

Style Shoot: Sabato De Sarno’s daring vision for autumn/winter 2024

The creative director’s second outing sees him reinvent staple wear as statement pieces, with sparkling sequins and opulent lace.

20 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM

Stocks

European luxury shares suffer rout as Chinese forgo high-priced goods

China’s rich, who once flocked to upscale boutiques in Paris, Milan and Hong Kong, may not return amid the economy’s downward spiral.

15 Sep 2024 - 1:15PM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Why K-pop idols and luxury fashion are a marriage made in heaven

Tommy Hilfiger’s Met Gala collab with boy band Stray Kids is a reminder of the growing attachment between luxury fashion and K-pop stars.

20 Jan 2025 - 5:26PM

Fashion

4 brands keeping classic Breton stripes in our wardrobe rotation

The classic striped look is still part of the French navy’s uniform today – its smart simplicity making it a favourite with everyone from Kate Middleton to Coco Chanel

4 Sep 2024 - 3:00PM

Heart Evangelista wears a dark navy blue and white wool knit pullover in the classic Breton striped style. Photo: Getty Images

Style Edit

Style Edit: Gucci’s autumn/winter 2024 collection by Sabato De Sarno

The pieces include tailored jackets, sequinned dresses, lacy separates and coats that accentuate the impeccable Italian craftsmanship that is a signature of the house

2 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM

Celebrity style

Fashion diplomacy: Thailand’s young PM is rewriting the style rule book

The 37-year-old Thai prime minister – and billionaire heiress – Paetongtarn Shinawatra has an evident soft spot for luxury brands, but knows better than to flaunt brands and logos

4 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM

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