In the highly fashion conscious world of today, where everyone loves to sport designer brands, Gucci is the perfect treat for such fashion-geeks. The brand has taken the status of almost an icon in the fashion world. Gucci’s jeans have also been one of the most prized possessions in the world with the Guinness Book of world records rating them as the most exorbitantly priced jeans.
It is an Italian fashion goods label that was intiated by Guccio Gucci in 1921 in the Florence district of France. It is considered to be one of the most reputed brands in the world and is popular even in the remotest parts of the world. The Gucci Group is under the ownership of the French business empire Pinault-Printemps-Redoute or PPR.
The Gucci is a power brand and one of the highest selling brands in the world. It has 425 stores located in the various corners of world. You can buy its goods through franchisees and also departmental stores build exclusively by it. The Business week magazine has recognized the importance of Gucci and given it the rank of the 45th strongest brand in its annual ranking of 100 brands in 2008. The first store of Gucci was opened in New York in 1953.
The handbags of Gucci are quite popular and have been donned by famous people of the ranks of Jackie Kennedy, who sported the Jackie’o’shoulder bag. This brand has achieved its present status of an enigmatic brand with the help of celebrities like Grace kelly and Audrie Hepburn. You can buy anything from a Gucci store be it a handbag, a hobo, messenger bag, a backpack, a purse, a tote and a clutch. The bamboo handle handbag was has become a trademark of Gucci and stayed with it for so long was introduced in the year 1947.