Gucci Resort 2009

Say what you want, Frida knows how to create pieces that sell.

I understand why people would think this is uninspired but I rather like it. Its cool and bohemian but glamorous and laid back :heart:

Its very Italian but very international at the same time. It also makes you want to go on a vacation! Portofino anyone? :lol: :cool:
 
A few more [unposted] ones from getty...

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ROME (Reuters) - Billowy summer dresses pinned with gold shells and flared trousers from a bygone era of languid glamour dominated Gucci's pre-spring show at a 17th century hilltop villa in designer Frida Giannini's native Rome.
Gucci is one of a growing line of fashion houses showing off a "cruise wear" or pre-spring collection in addition to summer and winter wear, eyeing the line as an important niche to keep customer interest in a global economic downturn.


"Everyone is doing cruise (collections) because customers and the market are now very demanding and people need to always have fresher pieces and new things in the store," Giannini said before the show, which was watched by actress Claire Danes.


Her show follows similar cruise wear parades by Christian Dior at a sleek New York restaurant, Chanel in Miami Beach, and Diane von Furstenberg in a lush Florentine garden last month.


Giannini normally unveils her cruise collections in New York, but opted for Rome, where she was born and raised, to celebrate the 70th year of the brand's flagship store there. Five of the dresses shown will only be sold at that store.
Models decked out in flowery prints and peppermint stripes took to the runway with oversized python-print bags in hand, chunky wedges on feet and cord belts tied at the waist.
Wide-leg white trousers paired with fitted jackets bearing metal buttons alternated with a mustard pantsuit and dark-blue or beige slacks. Breezy dresses in colors like saffron and turquoise flared out from the chest, often cinched at the waist or the neck with golden shells.


"I had in mind for this collection a very precise image of Talitha Getty in the 1970s on her terrace of her villa in Marrakesh," Giannini said, referring to the iconic photograph of John Paul Getty's actress wife who represented Bohemian chic.

"So I had very long kaftans, very printed and colorful embroidery ... all this mixed together represents this idea of colorful, of play and hippy chic."
Off the shoulder and one-sleeved blouses made an appearance, as did a bright orange short dress with puffed sleeves gathered at the elbow and a shimmery, gold-flecked ankle-length number.
Jackets were trimmed with leather on side pockets, while one featured a hoodie and another was paired with slouchy shorts.
Gucci's show coincided with Rome's high fashion week this week, and concluded with an open-air dinner and music bash in the villa gardens. The brand is owned by French retailer PPR.
source: reuters.com
 
This is the image Frida is talking about...

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The bohemian-hippy-chic thing is so overused :ninja:
Seems a mix of Gucci SS07,FW08 and D&G SS08
 
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i like the tan on the girls.i but is this really what the sophisticated jet set crowd is wearing these?

"Everyone is doing cruise (collections) because customers and the market are now very demanding and people need to always have fresher pieces and new things in the store," Giannini said before the show, which was watched by actress Claire Danes.

well, good thing for the Gucci customer is that they don't have to buy too many pieces :lol: scoop up one Frida collection and you're set for the next years.
 
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to anyone who watched the show live online - was goldfrapp there? im dying to know.

help, please?

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Love the way Gucci has done the hair :buzz: Natasha :heart:
 
I really like it, I think the prints are really nice.
 
I like some of the pieces. I'm not familiar with her collections before this one, since I just now started seriously getting into collections/designers, etc. Some pieces are nice. I just wonder how many more times anyone can do the bohemican chic look??
 
don't get the hating :huh:



i think it's pretty nice, seen it all before but it's still lovely :heart:
 

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