Frida Giannini - Designer

[IZ uS]

Congratulations to her. She looks beautiful

 

[Nymphaea]

Patrizio di Marco Headed to Dolce & Gabbana?

Could Patrizio di Marco have landed a job at Dolce & Gabbana?

Market sources say the former chairman and chief executive officer of Gucci is set to join the Italian fashion group, after honoring his one-year noncompete agreement.

Neither di Marco nor representatives of Dolce & Gabbana returned calls and messages for comment.

Di Marco left Gucci on Jan. 1 2015, followed shortly after by creative director Frida Giannini. The executive had joined the Florence-based firm in 2009, succeeding Mark Lee, at the peak of the economic crisis. The executive and Giannini, who later became his wife, focused on Gucci’s origins, highlighting Italian artisanal craftsmanship and reworking several of the brand’s staple and archival designs. Prior to that, di Marco played an instrumental role in turning around Bottega Veneta as president and ceo for eight years.

Separately, on Friday, Stefano Gabbana sparked a slew of heated responses to the images of T-shirts and bags he posted on Instagram under #dgfamily and showing same-sex couples holding babies. The issue is especially controversial at the moment in Italy as the country is divided over efforts to legalize civil unions and stepchild adoption. Also, this comes on the heels of Domenico Dolce and Gabbana’s comments made on “traditional families” in March, which also generated a social media backlash as well as headlines in Italy and internationally. Dolce’s views on “traditional families,” comprising a father and a mother, and comments he made on children he called “synthetic,” offended Sir Elton John, who called for a boycott of the Dolce & Gabbana brand, quickly spreading and drawing a slew of followers including Sharon Stone, Courtney Love, Ricky Martin and Martina Navratilova.

On Friday, Gabbana’s followers on Instagram responded to the images of the new products with comments ranging from “hypocrite” to “you like money, don’t you?”

The designer responded: “I regret that many misinterpret this message, I just want to say that Family is love!! And that love is not sexuality!!!” followed by red heart emojis.

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[Nymphaea]

Patrizio di Marco Joins Dolce & Gabbana Board

Sporting a full beard, a smiling Patrizio di Marco appears on Stefano Gabbana‘s Instagram account with the designer; Alfonso Dolce, who is Domenico Dolce’s brother, and Diana Zanetto, a former executive vice president and chief merchandising and licensing officer at Gucci, who now works at Dolce & Gabbana.

Asked whether he, too, has joined the Italian fashion brand, di Marco confirmed to WWD that he is now a member of the company’s board and an independent adviser.

In January sources had said the former chairman and chief executive officer of Gucci was set to join D0lce & Gabbana after honoring his one-year non-compete agreement. However, sources in Milan later said di Marco and the company had not reached an agreement over his role and the company’s structure.

Di Marco left Gucci on Jan. 1, 2015, followed shortly afterward by creative director Frida Giannini, who is married to di Marco. The executive joined the Florence-based firm in 2009, succeeding Mark Lee. Prior to that, di Marco played an instrumental role in turning around Bottega Veneta as president and ceo for eight years.

Sources in Milan speculate that di Marco’s arrival at Dolce & Gabbana could be preparatory to a public listing.

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[Nymphaea]

Save the Children Charity Party Milan - Nov 2017

gotceleb

 

[Scotty]

Ugh! I need Frida at a good Italian house.. Ferragamo maybe.

 

[vogue28]

Any news on Frida Giannini's whereabouts nowadays? I cannot seem to find anything recent online, apart from her joining the Save the Children board back in July 2017.

I recently stumbled across Gucci's Spring 2013 collection and was suddenly reminded of how much I used to live for both Giannini's work and Gucci back then. She needs to make a comeback, ASAP!

 

[orchidee]

^Been wondering the same thing! I know many found her uninspiring, but I quite liked a lot of what she did.

 

[Lola701]

She must be taking care of her daughter and enjoying the money she has earned from her time at Gucci.

While i wasn't really a fan of her work at Gucci, she is still needed. I don't think that at Gucci she really had the opportunity to showcase her vision. She was very "scolaire" and followed the footsteps of Tom.

Bottega Veneta or even Ferragamo are houses that could do wonders with her. She understand luxury and to be honest most of the leather bags under her tenure are better than what Michele is doing today. They were really timeless.

 

[orchidee]

Totally agree. She's not a boundary-pushing designer, but she certainly does understand luxury. I can't remember anything she did under her tenure looking particularly "cheap."

Perhaps--if she wanted to return--she could start her own leather goods house, because accessories are definitely her strong suit.

 

[FadeToBlack]

But don't forget, Alessandro was her accessories designer...

I did also wonder what had happened to her too. We need her kind of classic glamour back, in a day full of Demna and Alessandro's. This 'edginess' is becoming tiresome and I want back what she did at Gucci. There is no shame in having something beautiful, instead of this ugly streetwear that everyone is hyping over right now.

 

[disco54]

Totally agree. She's not a boundary-pushing designer, but she certainly does understand luxury. I can't remember anything she did under her tenure looking particularly "cheap."

Perhaps--if she wanted to return--she could start her own leather goods house, because accessories are definitely her strong suit.

Totally Agree, this tacky thrift store fad has to go. I definitely miss seeing high octane glamour on the runways. While I hate some of Frida's work she did have some great moments like this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjmbsFbBfK8

 

[fashionlover2001]

What is Frida Giannini up to? I really wish she would come back to another Italian fashion house. I really miss her work. Her Gucci collections were always the highlight for me during MFW.

I'm not knocking Alessandro's work. He's doing a good job at Gucci.
Frida's Gucci's is still needed, but maybe at a different fashion house...? Her work has always conveyed LUXURY to me, IMO.

 

[reesewu]

She's one of the most underrated designers of all time imo.

I love most of her Gucci work circa 2010 - 2013. She knows how to deliver showstopping evening looks and coats. I particularly love seeing the former offerings in editorials and covers. Her Fall 2011 and Fall 2012 collections presented some of the most indelible fashion moments of the decade.

She may not be the most ground-breaking, or intellectually stimulating designers out there but she sure does know how to invoke desire. I echo everyone's sentiment here that she should've helmed Ferragamo.

 

[Benn98]

Life After the Runway

By Elizabeth Paton Sept. 24, 2018

Frida Giannini
Most recently: Gucci creative director, 2006-2014

Previously: Head of accessories at Fendi

Living in: Rome

“The first year after I left Gucci felt like a type of reconstruction. I had the sensation that I’d been catapulted back to planet Earth. For 20 years I’d lived another reality: in the midst of a huge company, followed constantly by the media. It was as if I’d been in a bubble. I started to have a different perspective. I asked myself how I’d done everything and managed a million things also while having my daughter, Greta.

“I went to the Caribbean and I remember going on holiday in March, something I’d never done before. I cooked, and did a lot of horse riding. Then Greta, who was 3 at the time, caught a terrible virus that caused problems with the left side of her body. At that time I was receiving numerous offers, mainly international ones, but I put everything on hold for a year.

“Since then I’ve done some small collaborations: not just fashion but fine jewelry, too. I was a sort of ghostwriter. I didn’t want my name mentioned and made sure that was part of the agreement. Then I found a new career. I have always done charity work, and did a lot at Gucci. Save the Children called me and I became a board member in 2017. I wanted to fill my time with a different reality. Beyond board work, I have done field trips to Jordan and to Syria; hosted fund-raisers at my home. It’s now a full-time job and I get a lot of satisfaction. I don’t wish to speak badly about the fashion world. I had great experiences and met wonderful people, but it’s very different now to what it was four years ago. There are a lot of D.J.s and fewer designers. I don’t know if I could be part of that world anymore.”

Source: Nytimes.com

 

[reese06]

“There are a lot of D.J.s and fewer designers. I don’t know if I could be part of that world anymore.”

I wonder if her and Michele still have a relationship. I like Frida as a designer. I think maybe she was a bit stubborn. You could see her stubbornness in the documentary before the Spring 2013 show when Alessandro would suggest things.

 

[Lola701]

^^
No they don't have any relationship anymore. I'm 100% sure what she said was for him...

I feel like she is maybe done with the fashion industry but if she wants to comeback, she can. She is a star and she can afford to do it in her own terms...

 

[Benn98]

Don't want her back, she can stay in obscurity!

 

[GivenchyAddict]

With the designers (like this woman at Courreges) we have now, we need her seriously. Frida come back and bring back Italian glamour, some sexyness, clothes that women can really wear.

 

[Lola701]

With the designers (like this woman at Courreges) we have now, we need her seriously. Frida come back and bring back Italian glamour, some sexyness, clothes that women can really wear.

LVMH should call her to revamp Pucci. Sexy easy clothes is her forte. She can do whatever she wants with Pucci. Her only thing will be to work with prints.

 

[GivenchyAddict]

I will even give her Givenchy because Clare is a mess. I will replace this woman by anyone else : Elbaz, Pilati, Giannini or Theyskens.