Gucci at 90 - A history

Gucci is synonymous with glamour and success. But behind the Italian fashion house's prosperity is an extraordinary story, of a family beset by controversy and war, and a fashion label bolstered by the earliest kind of celebrity endorsement. On Gucci's 90th birthday, Imogen Fox narrates a history of the label's highs and lows and celebrates its triumphant turn at Milan fashion week

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