Gucci S/S 2006 Milan

[J'ador-DioR]

Here's the review from style.com:


" Whatever else this collection had going for it, it was different enough to prove that the page has been turned on the dark, erotic look of Tom Ford's nineties".

– Sarah Mower

Amen to that. Very well put!. Thanks for posting the review liberty33r1b

 

[kimair]

the wwd review:

In her first big ready-to-wear collection for Gucci, Frida Giannini sent a major message: Elvis has left the building. She got the word out loud and clear, finally ushering in a new, gentler era at the house.

While Alessandra Facchinetti had the mandate to continue the Tom Ford legacy, Giannini's is to obliterate it and install a calmed-down, hosed-down operation. As her show notes spelled out, the new Gucci Girl is "unaware of her own sex appeal." That's some kind of turnaround, and Giannini executed it well, even if after so many years of high-heat Elvis gyrations, the gentle strains of a crooner take some getting used to.

The collection had plenty of strong clothes delivered in two primary directions. The designer favored sporty tailoring with tomboy spunk crossed with a touch of rock 'n' roll. That meant smart little jackets over lean pants and shorts worn with cashmere polos or, when the tomboy turned girly, sweet printed tops in motifs updated from the house archives. The second centered on Forties-inspired dresses, sometimes backless and slit to there in front. (The Gucci Girl may have shed her wanton ways, but she's not a nun.) These fell ever-so-gently from a strong shoulder and came in short, flippy versions for day as well as in graceful gowns for the big-event set.

Charming — absolutely. And with their appealing, approachable attitude, Giannini's clothes could develop into a successful commercial counterpoint to her already flourishing accessories, terrific new versions of which she also showed. But the Gucci brass is treading on delicate territory. Wisely, they want Giannini to create her own Gucci identity. Though she's off to a sound start, one could sense the push-and-pull of the commercial side in some of her choices. Gucci is at a crossroads right now. If it is to stay in the forefront of fashion, the fashion buck has to stop in the designer's studio.

 

[iluvjeisa]

I like the prints - especially the deco-like light-brown/turqoise and the white on brown prints. About half of the collection is nice and half is a bit stiff, looks uncomfortable.

 

[Lena]

the Rochas outfits she's obviously inspired by:

hmm, i thought people were talking about this..
well, excuses for not seeing too many similaries there apart from the front slash and the length (i actually prefer the Frida vrsion to be honest) but this is obviously just me.

thanks for taking the time scandinavianchic

 

[Tinuviel]

the wwd review:

As her show notes spelled out, the new Gucci Girl is "unaware of her own sex appeal."

Apparently she's also unaware that she's wearing thinly veiled rip-offs from other designers.

 

[miss_dior_cheri]

It's totally NOT Gucci. Horrible collection. Facchinetti's work was marvelous, especially the last fall collection.

Agree

I don't see the gucci in it
maybe it's because I am used to tom ford's collection although my favs where the two last ones (so it's not really the tom ford thing i think) those clothes were like heaven to me
this new desinger makes me hate gucci
what she's presenting for gucci we can see in other collection
I don't wanna see a mix of other designer ideas

I want the sexy kinda sl*tty I don't give a f*ck cause I'm rich kid kind of gucci (that's how I see it )

I'm so disappointed because after I saw the fall 2005 collection I couldn't wait for this collection
then I heard that gucci had a new designer so I was curious but pff just hate it..
hope that they get bad sales and that facchinetti comes back

i hope fendi & dolce gabbanna are good cause or else i would die

anyway thanks for making this tread

 

[*Princesse*]

Oh my gosh, can we say boring? I've already seen that in other collections (and was bored just the same with those), I don't want to see it again here. Please, I'd rather have the old Gucci - Tom Ford's Gucci. Love it or hate it, atleast it was different and interesting.

 

[Mettchen]

style.com

sorry, couldn't resist it was just what came to mind when i first saw that outfit.

 

[Spike413]

"We've come out of a long period of monochrome"

This one quote, from the style.com review, proves to me that she knows nothing about what has been going on in the past few seasons. First, how many years has it been that designers were abandoning black in favor of soft pastels and bold jewel tones? Going on 3 I think. Second, did she pay any attention to the major shift in mood last season from bold, bright, printed, pretty stuff to subdued, clean, MONOCHROME dressing?

What kind of crack is this girl smoking?

The fourties era, while a chic reference point, has been done to death over the last few years, same as florals and brights. So it's clear to me that while she has no original ideas, she doesn't even have an understanding of where fashion is right now.

As for any increase in profits on the buisiness end of it, it's due to the fact that Giannini seems to favor Gucci's legacy of logos, horsebits and other easy to make crap when it comes to accessories. The more crappy accessories that become available to a wide market, the more money PPR will make and the more successful Gucci will seem when in reality all it's doing is taking one of the leaders of the luxury market and making it incredibly cheap.

 

[irresistable_loz]

well whether some people think its a change in the right direction, and others dont, i think it comes down to what people would buy. Personally, the only things i like are the accessories and the polo tops. But please, who in their rights mind will pay $300 for a polo when ralph lauren can do them so well at a less costly price, and no one is going to know its gucci anyway?

 

[crankypants]

I like it, overall, except for the rugbys. I think it's retained some of the louche feel that I associate with Gucci. I don't think it's a male version of sexy. And I like that.

 

[liberty33r1b]

if i want something practical and wearable, i'll go to topshop or burberry, for something SEXY i'd always considered gucci to be first choice. i don't see why she had to change that perception, i mean, why?

 

[lilach]

if i want something practical and wearable, i'll go to topshop or burberry, for something SEXY i'd always considered gucci to be first choice. i don't see why she had to change that perception, i mean, why?

Thats what i meant. Every house has a kind of signature they always sticked too. eg. if i want feminine lingerie boho i go to Chloé if i want wearable office stuff Jil Sander but if i want sex i was thinking Gucci. Seems like this season its all upside down an the houses are changing their images between each other
Yes of course a house and the style has to evolve an nothing is older then last seasons fashion i know but why turning it 180 round ? Its like ferrari building family cars

 

[irresistable_loz]

i totally agree with both of you liberty and lilach. I mean, its the same as if Chanel came out with a runway of girls in fluoro mini skirts... the stuff isnt bad but it doesnt belong in a GUCCI collection

 

[JuiceMajor]

Gucci: A designer bouquet

Suzy Menkes

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005
From the first moment that the new Gucci Girl strode out, in a jeans-tight black pants suit, a shocking pink sweater and flat alligator boots, her mouth painted with cherry red lipstick, you knew that Frida Giannini was opening a new era as Gucci's designer.
Out of the night spots and into the open air, Gucci's summer 2006 show was burgeoning with blooms on frill-sleeved blouses or slender evening gowns. This woman might still be a rock chic at heart, with her jingle-jangle coin bracelet and her flirty little dresses. But hey! She has a life before the happy hour, striding out in tailored Bermuda shorts, this time on high, but solid, platform shoes. They hit a runway deck varnished like a ship captain's cabin. She carried a tiny flowered purse with Jean Harlow-style evening gowns, but bags were mostly capacious enough to contain gym kit, running shoes and company files.
Giannini, 32, is part of the Ford family - a designer who joined Gucci in 2002 as handbag director under Tom Ford. Since he left, natural selection from the team has brought the confident young designer forward. The floral bags she took from the archives and made a winner last summer now look like part of her vision, which she said before the show encompassed the mood and the jet set personalities of Gucci's 1960's years.
The show made bold florals central to a new, pert, but less steamy Gucci, with a flirty daisy patterned dress, mixes of floral print, mostly laced with black, and even the evening gowns patterned as well as plain. Playing with green - the hit color of the season - as well as red, Giannini achieved her aim of producing a "joyous and optimistic" collection. It was a powerful and accomplished debut that bodes well for Gucci.
But then, with strong sales figures, that the CEO, Robert Polet, modestly ascribed to "the whole team," the dire predictions of a post-Ford failure for Gucci have never materialized. Does François-Henri Pinault, chief executive of Gucci's parent company PPR feel vindicated?
"This is not a recompense," he said at the show. "It is a logical outcome."

 

[chris_daka]

Thats what i meant. Every house has a kind of signature they always sticked too. eg. if i want feminine lingerie boho i go to Chloé if i want wearable office stuff Jil Sander but if i want sex i was thinking Gucci. Seems like this season its all upside down an the houses are changing their images between each other
Yes of course a house and the style has to evolve an nothing is older then last seasons fashion i know but why turning it 180 round ? Its like ferrari building family cars

a Ferrari mini van could get some soccer moms around pretty quickly

 

[kim_tominaga]

I don't like this year's gucci

 

[Dixie]

I usually like Gucci, but this is bad. Some pieces are unflattering and some prints are not easy on the eyes.

 

[irresistable_loz]

ok i just want to say this before i stop bagging gucci... I don't know whether or not they will be able to sustain sales when it looks like Versace has come out with an INCREDIBLE collection that isn't too over the top nor er.. revealing. They have become sexy chic and gucci has gone down a total road entirely... I'm just not sure if they'll be able to hold old customers

 

[dizzytacks]

when it opened i thought dior homme, then it got frivolously sexy with feminine detail than i saw the rochas(cheap i might add) dresses in the end so i am caought in mixed emotions cant wait for winter!