Museums: Gucci

Florence, like New York City, is home to many museums, all sorts of museums:  art, science, medicine, history, military, and, since Florence is in Italy, fashion.

We recently visited the Gucci Museum.  The Gucci fashion empire got its start in Florence about a hundred years ago when the founder Guccio Gucci  started making luxury luggage.  From there, Gucci expanded into fashion and other luxury items.  The Gucci Museum is a wonderful place to visit. 

Here are a few photos from our visit.  Enjoy.

The museum is located in a large, historic building in the center of Florence, on one of the main squares, the Piazza della Signoria.  A brief history of the building appears below.

The Gucci Museum on the Piazza della Signoria

Gucci women's and men's fashions over the last 15+ years

Magenta and orange men's jeans,

A wild robe, Men's Spring Summer Collection 2003

The shoes in the photo above remind Greg of a friend's wedding years ago.  The groom safeguarded his shoes so his college friends did not write "Help me!" on the soles.  Kneeling at the altar would have resulted in a lot of laughter.  Below is a close up of the shoes. 

Wild jacket from Men's Fall Winter Collection 1999-2000

Color shifting  shoe, Women's Fall Winter Collection 1995-1996. Click here to see the colors shift.

The Gucci signature bamboo bag, in brown python, Fall Winter 2013

Gucci bets with the signature GG brand

Aside from fashion, the museum features other Gucci luxury products from the past.  Here are a couple of them.

Edge called and wants his guitar back.  Really.  See below.

A little known fact.  Earlier in life, Susan moonlighted as a car show model.  Below she shows off her skills. She's still got it!

Cadillac "Seville" Gucci 1979

Cadillac "Seville" Gucci 1979

Gucci luxury products are very expensive.  But don't forget that:

Some beautiful woman at the entrance to the Gucci Museum.