Gucci is an iconic name in the world of luxury, with Flora being one of the most loved of all
Gucci icons: Flora was a special commission for Princess Grace of Monaco, following a visit to
the Milan Gucci store.
On the Princesses visit one of the purchases was a "bamboo bag", Rodolfo Gucci insisted the
Princess choose a gift to go with the bag,
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believe there was one fitting enough for the Princess, and contacted designer Vittorio Accornero
with instructions to design a print for the Princess. Accornero set about the task and on the
following day showed Rodolfo a template of multicolor,
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this would not only end up on a product for a Princess, but that it would go on to be much more
and the name "Flora" would become an icon.
European women treasured the "Flora" name, it was something that was passed on from mother to
daughter, and Caroline of Monaco wore a blouse in the "Flora" print of the scarf given to her
mother along with Frida Giannini whose mother also fell in love with the "Flora" print whilst in
Rome. In the summer of 2005 the "Flora" print was brought back to life when the print was
released on canvas bags, the bags an immediate success,
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rescaled, abstracted or re-colored and was seen on print dresses in 2006 and on jewelry and
evening bags, proof of a Gucci icon continuing 40 years.
The bamboo handled bag of Gucci`s that the Princess purchased,
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"Flora",
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in mind that this was a time of war and there were shortages in materials. The standards of Gucci
did not drop even during these hard times and while the bamboo handle was a solution,
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to become an icon of Gucci that was a piece of history when it came to design,
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patterns inspired by bamboo featuring on a multitude of products bearing the Gucci brand name.
"Flora" and "Bamboo" are just two of the most famous icons of Gucci,
cheap necklace for sale, today the Gucci name is
itself an icon that is associated with luxury and the very best in life, women all over the world
purchase Gucci, in the form of scarves, jewelry and handbags, down to umbrella handles, hats and
fragrances.
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