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Word came late yesterday that Gucci was mulling over the possibility of axing Frida Giannini from her design post at the fashion goods and accessories house. Giannini was the accessories designer who was appointed to the position of ready-to-wear designer in March after Alessandra Facchinetti left the company. Back then, Francois-Henri Pinault of PPR characterized the appointment as the best decision he could have made for Gucci. But while under Giannini’s vision, accessories flourished after the departure of Tom Ford—most notably the well-received Flora cruise collection—sources say the designer may not have the same level of expertise for Gucci’s multiple collections of ready to wear. Those that have seen the resort collection—scheduled to be shown to the U.S. press next Tuesday in New York—told The Daily the response was not favorable. A retailer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, expressed confusion with Gucci. “Sales for ready to wear have been very sluggish,” the retailer noted. “Even though Frida has not shown a first collection yet, I am not surprised if she was let go.” Perhaps fueling this speculation even more is the rampant talk that Giannini, post Tom Ford, was being aggressively courted by Fendi chief executive officer Michael Burke, in an attempt to revitalize his dusty fashion and accessories house. What circulated was that Giannini, at the time, informed executives at Gucci that the only way she would stay on was if she was given complete control of ready to wear and accessories. A spokeswoman for Gucci denied the rumor. “That’s absolutely not true,” she said. “Frida is already in New York working finishing the collection.”
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