Frida Giannini - Designer

[TaylorBinque]

^I love Clare at Givenchy! Frida is truly missed and I totally understand why she wouldn't want to come back now. But Frida revamping Pucci seems such a natural deal. Pucci has been trying to push out accessories but they are such a mess.

 

[GreyVetiver]

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

I love Clare at Givenchy. It’s rare to see women designing clothes for real women these days, and Clare is one of the very few doing so among all the big brands. Although her accessories are not that strong yet, I’m starting to see a vision since her first couture collection. Give her a few more seasons and I’m quite certain she’ll thrive.

Also, I am living for the shade thrown by Frida!!! Even though her last few collections were a bit of a miss, at least she put out something different and distinct every season. And she actually created some amazing clothes at Gucci. But given what she said in the interview, I doubt she’d return in the foreseeable future.

 

[Lola701]

I love Clare at Givenchy. It’s rare to see women designing clothes for real women these days, and Clare is one of the very few doing so among all the big brands.

Except maybe for Iris, there are a lot of women designing for real women.
I wouldn’t count The Olsen with The Row in that list but as some would, I’ll count them as one of them.

Clare has a potential but her accessories are not very desirable compared to Riccardo’s. Her clothes are great but this is LVMH.

 

[Nymphaea]

Frida Giannini Designs Charitable Christmas Jumpers for OVS

DESIGN FOR A CAUSE: Former Gucci creative director Frida Giannini is making a comeback to fashion for a charitable cause, just in time for Christmas.

The designer, who exited Gucci in 2015, has teamed with OVS and nonprofit association Save the Children designing a capsule collection of Christmas jumpers for men, women and kids, which the retailer will start selling from December.

Part of the proceeds will benefit Save the Children to support a number of still undisclosed projects in Italy and abroad. OVS has been a partner of the organization for the past 10 years.

Landing in stores and on OVS’ online shop ahead of Christmas Jumper Day, which the nonprofit has scheduled for Dec. 14, the bomber-style jumpers feature traditional jacquard sweater motifs on the front and the face of a giant winking snowman on the back. They are available in three color combinations: red and white; black and white, and white and red.

“I know the work that Save the Children is doing to save and help children in Italy and abroad, and I’m more than happy to offer my personal contribution to develop new initiatives to raise awareness and money for the organization. Christmas Jumper Day is a funny and creative initiative yet highly symbolic, as it enables people to recognize the tangible sign of support toward the lives of thousands of children who need care, education and protection,” said Giannini, who joined the board of Save the Children in 2017.

Along with producing and selling the special jumpers collection, OVS will also install fund-raising boxes in its stores, throughout December. “We’ve been supporting Christmas Jumper Day since its launch in Italy [2016]. This year’s special initiative makes us particularly proud and we hope to be able to improve our contribution thanks to the sensitivity and generosity of our customers,” said Stefano Beraldo, chief executive officer of OVS.

During her career at Gucci, the Roman designer made social issues a focus both for the brand and for herself. In particular, in 2013 together with Beyoncé Knowles and Salma Hayek Pinault, she and Gucci launched Chime for Change, created with the goal to support women’s and girls’ education, health services and justice. In 2011, Giannini also received the UNICEF Women of Compassion award.

wwd

 

[GivenchyAddict]

Frida, honey, take back your xmas jumpers. Leave immediately OVS and take your throne at Lanvin. Give us Glamour.

 

[Benn98]

Sigh! This must mean someone will either be out of a job, or resign soon. And it'll be a blue chip. I can't imagine she'll settle for a small brand.

Only house currently with a CD on shaky grounds is Chanel. Then someone on here casually mentioned MGC may be out soon.


Frida Giannini Plots Comeback to Fashion

In an interview with Italian daily paper Il Sole 24 Ore on Sunday, the Roman designer talked about her next moves.

By Martino Carrera on February 3, 2019

NEXT MOVES: Frida Giannini, Gucci’s creative director until 2015, hinted at the possibility of a comeback to fashion as early as 2019 in a Sunday interview with Italy’s daily paper Il Sole 24 Ore.

“Throughout these years I’ve been submitted several offers: some I discarded, some I considered. Yes, it’s possible that there will be interesting news this year,” the designer is quoted as saying. “Should I make a comeback to fashion, I’d want it to be for a less all-absorbing role than [the one] I had at Gucci,” Giannini noted. Further details were not revealed.

After exiting Gucci, Giannini kept a low profile and eased out of the fashion world. In the interview she confessed: “When you are absorbed by an apical role in the [fashion] sector, with all the media exposure at the digital era’s fast pace, there’s little time left to reflect and find objectivity. These years [looking] ‘from the window’ have been positive for this reason, as well.”

Since her abrupt departure from Gucci, Giannini has focused on her role as the mother of her daughter Greta, whom she shares with former Gucci chairman and chief executive officer Patrizio di Marco. The couple tied the knot in June 2015 and Giannini chose Valentino’s then co-creative directors Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri to design her wedding gown.

Last year, the designer made a brief comeback to fashion for a humanitarian project in partnership with retailer OVS for which she created a Christmas capsule collection of sweaters benefiting the nonprofit association Save the Children, which she joined as a member of the board in 2017.

While at Gucci’s creative helm, the Roman designer made social issues a focus both for the brand and for herself. In particular, in 2013 together with Beyoncé Knowles and Salma Hayek Pinault, she and Gucci launched Chime for Change, created with the goal to support women’s and girls’ education, health services and justice. In 2011, Giannini also received the UNICEF Women of Compassion award.

After leaving the Kering-owned brand at the end of 2014, Di Marco took on the role of chairman of the board at Italian footwear and apparel company Golden Goose Deluxe Brand last year.

WWD.com

 

[Nymphaea]

Curious to know. Hopefully it will be a success in this awful fashion era.
Thanks Benn.

 

[dodencebt]

If she wants a less "all-absorbing" role, I imagine she could go to an Italian brand like Tod's or Pucci - both without creative direction for now - or even a Parisian house like Hermès where her luxurious touch and themed shows would be very welcomed after the gray blob that Nadège's tenure has been for me.

 

[Nymphaea]

Oh yes, Hermes please! They need a touch of glamour.

 

[Scotty]

Oh, I am so excited for her comeback!

 

[Lola701]

I can see her at Pucci!
I don’t expect her at all to go back to Kering but LVMH? Why not.

Also, I don’t expect her to move from Italy. And MGC had to move to Paris in order to work for Dior.
Tod’s can be good too.

Pucci & Tod’s needs a refresh!

 

[jeanclaude]

Ewww...Frida again? The only Gucci collection by her which I like (and only some pieces from it) was the "hard-déco" S/S 2012.

I just hope she had time to learn how to properly cut a pair of pants during this time...and also that her taste for choosing prints have improved since her tenure at Gucci.

For God´s sake, brands of the world...just hire a new name!

 

[GivenchyHomme]

She’s known more for her accessories. Tods would be a good choice for her.

 

[mepps]

Love Frida! Really miss the sex appeal of her Gucci.
Hope she lands somewhere that appreciates her brand of glamour.

 

[Benn98]

Ewww...Frida again? The only Gucci collection by her which I like (and only some pieces from it) was the "hard-déco" S/S 2012.

I just hope she had time to learn how to properly cut a pair of pants during this time...and also that her taste for choosing prints have improved since her tenure at Gucci.

For God´s sake, brands of the world...just hire a new name!

Thank you! I never could abide her direction and quite frankly the industry would be better off without her. Stay raising your child.

 

[Lola701]

Ewww...Frida again? The only Gucci collection by her which I like (and only some pieces from it) was the "hard-déco" S/S 2012.

I just hope she had time to learn how to properly cut a pair of pants during this time...and also that her taste for choosing prints have improved since her tenure at Gucci.

For God´s sake, brands of the world...just hire a new name!

Ahaha!
OMG! The infamous horrible Frida pants. It was horrible on women and I wonder if men actually bought it...
I still can believe that Michele was in her team and agreed with that!

I think the only collection I really liked from her was the FW 2014. Simple, commercial and certainly the best sales of my life LOL!

But she is great with accessories and a certain idea of luxury. I think that her aesthetic could suit Tod’s or Pucci but she is not talented enough for bigger houses.

Facchinetti was superior!

 

[Salvatore]

Under either of these two circumstances would I feel OK about her return:
1.) She actually understands luxury, desirability, and creativity alot better than she did while at Gucci because I did not find anything during her tenure any of that, especially coming after Tom Ford.

And/Or

2.) The house is not one of the major, significant ones where a true talent could do wonders and grow. I'd hate for her to take up space with her lackluster vision.

I must say, though, I'd take her over Maria Grazia Chiuri ANYDAY.

 

[jeanclaude]

I think Frida has been deeply favoured by the current state of the fashion industry ...she is so surrendered by mediocre designers, that her lackluster work shines among the trash as if she were a resurrected version of Cristóbal Balenciaga!!

 

[billiejbob]

Under either of these two circumstances would I feel OK about her return:
1.) She actually understands luxury, desirability, and creativity alot better than she did while at Gucci because I did not find anything during her tenure any of that, especially coming after Tom Ford.

And/Or

2.) The house is not one of the major, significant ones where a true talent could do wonders and grow. I'd hate for her to take up space with her lackluster vision.

I must say, though, I'd take her over Maria Grazia Chiuri ANYDAY.

Oh definitely! Lord, Frida is a MILLION times better than MGC. Frankly, Frida is also a MILLION times better than Michele. At least Frida had diversity and creativity whereas Michele and MCG literally keep putting out the same collections each season with ZERO creativity. I actually enjoyed many of her collections because while they weren't luxurious like Chanel or Dior (under Galliano), they had identity and themes. They were identifiable each season.

 

[rip_ian curtis]

I don't get the admiration she sometimes gets here. Her design was for the most part the kind of stuff Gossip Girl wardrobe department would love, and the kind that I just say "eww" when I see a piece from her on ebay. Her vision of a woman doesn't feel relevant to me at all, it's like a Rachel Zoe look - so very in the past, yet too recent. I get people long for the more glamorous, feminine and sexy fashion we don't get so much now, but let's be honest: there are others who have done it MUCH better than Frida, so in the end her coming back would not really do the magic.

And please, no Hermès for her! I don't think she's that different from Nadege (both do very unremarkable things), but also I don't want another quintessentially French house to be turned into Italian high-street look.