A Brief History of Gucci

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1869 Guccio Gucci was born in Florence,antique cartier rings1906 Guccio Gucci started a small saddler shop in Florence1920 Guccio Gucci opened the first Gucci watch shop in Florence1921 The First Gucci boutique was opened in Florence. Gucci Label was officially founded1923 The first Gucci boutique in Rome was opened. Gucci started to expand outside Florence1947 Gucci launched the first handbags collection featuring the bamboo handle and red striped webbing1953 The first Gucci flagship store in New York was opened on Fifth AvenueGuccio Gucci Died1960 The iconic GG logo was created with the combination of Guccio Gucci's initials1965 Gucci opened another store at 699 Fifth Avenue1966 Gucci presented the Flora silk scarf which is favored by Grace Kelly1967 Gucci presented Jackie O shoulder bag,cartier tank francaise model 2301 watches, made well-known by Jackie Kennedy1968 Gucci opened stores in Hong Kong and Tokyo,cartier diablo pen, starting expansion on Far East.1979 Aldo Gucci developed the Gucci Accessories Collection and saved company from the danger of bankruptcy1983 Rodolfo Gucci died which caused a huge shakeup on the companyPaolo Gucci proposed a cheaper version of the brand called 'Gucci Plus'1984 Domenico De Sole joined Gucci America Inc.1989 Investcorp acquired 50 percent of Gucci while Maurizio Gucci retains the other half and runs the companyDawn Mello,cartier women watches,Sunglasses "Shades Checker Skull" in Black,cartier love necklaces,ED Men's "Eagle Snake" Specialty V-Neck Tee in Blue,lady cartier, the former president of Bergdorf Goodman,cartier sweet 16 ring, moves to Milan as creative director1990 Aldo Gucci died1990 Tom Ford moved to Milan from New York to join Gucci as the company's women's wear designer.1993 Maurizio Gucci sold his shares to Investcorp and leaves the company for good.1994 Tom Ford was appointed as creative directorDe Sole was appointed as chief operating officer1995 Gucci went public had its first initial public offering on the AMEX and NYSEMadonna dressed head-to-toe Gucci at the MTV Video Music Awards.De Sole became chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Gucci Group N.V.1996 Tom Ford won the CFDA Award for international designer of the year1997 Gucci acquired a watch licensee,necklace and earrings set white gold and platinum,Women's "Skull & Roses" Short Sleeve MultiPrint Tee in Grey,cartier ladies gold watches with diamonds, Severin-Montres,calibre de cartier watch, and renamed it Gucci Timepieces1999 Gucci made alliance with to fashion conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute to fight against an acquisition by fashion conglomerate LVMHGucci acquired Yves Saint Laurent and Sanofi Beautè and a controlling stake in Sergio Rossi.Tom Ford became creative director of Yves Saint Laurent ready-to-wear2000 Gucci acquired 51 percent of Alexander McQueen and Bedat & CoGucci acquires luxury watch producer Boucheron2001 Gucci acquired a majority stake in Bottega Veneta,cartier love bangle, 50 percent of Stella McCartney and all of Balenciaga.Gucci ended three-year litigation with LVMH. Pinault-Printemps-Redoute sold all shares on Gucci as agreement. Gucci share price reduced to $85.52 per share2003 Gucci announced it wouldn't renew the contracts of Tom Ford and De sole2004 Alessandra Facchinetti,antique cartier watch, Frida Giannini and John Ray were appointed as creative director of Gucci