Quote of the day: Frida Giannini

Frida Giannini, former creative director of Gucci

“I don’t wish to speak badly about the fashion world. I had great experiences and met wonderful people, but it’s very different now to what it was four years ago. There are a lot of D.J.s and fewer designers. I don’t know if I could be part of that world anymore.”

Former Gucci creative director Frida Giannini in a ‘where are they now’ article, New York Times. I’d love to read an honest account of what life was really like at a fiercely commercial brand like Gucci during her tenure

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IMAGE: Frida Giannini
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20 January, 2015

What to steal from the menswear shows: Gucci AW15

Gucci AW15 menswear

Big boys blouses, double breasted coats, swishy scarves and fur-lined slippers. Yes please to all of the above and well done Alessandro Michele for giving Gucci a cooler (if slightly Saint Laurent-ified) feel. Apparently he and his team worked around the clock to completely redesign the SS15 collection, after Frida Giannini’s swifter-than-expected exit from Gucci… (more…)