Gucci Uomo S/S 05

[Spike413]

Butterfly or Gucci logo print speedos gentlemen?...........I actually want to cry, this is NOT Gucci, it just can't be

 

[ykidkwis]

Originally posted by Spike413@Jun 29th, 2004 - 4:46 pm
Butterfly or Gucci logo print speedos gentlemen?...........I actually want to cry, this is NOT Gucci, it just can't be

I was a tiny bit shocked at first but i'm starting to like this collection alot! I don't mind the butterflies at all. I don't think that the butterfly print isn't going to replace the Gucci monogram or anything. Don't cry! Just don't look anymore! lol

 

[Deleted member 4737]

Butterfly or Gucci logo print speedos gentlemen?

I'm not to crazy about that but...a vast majority of the rest of the collection seems to hold up pretty strong



...Here is an article about the Gucci collection:

New Gucci Team Strides Strongly Into Post-Ford Era

By Jane Barrett

MILAN (Reuters) - Gucci sauntered confidently into a new era Tuesday when it staged its first fashion show since the high-profile departure of star designer Tom Ford, winning a new round of praise from critics and buyers.

Ford transformed Gucci from a tatty Florentine leather label into one of the world's sexiest trend-setters and fashion experts had feared it would lose momentum as three of his understudies took over menswear, womenswear and the all-important accessories design.

But the men's spring/summer 2005 collection, designed by Scotsman John Ray, had the catwalk crowd cheering as hip-hugging white trousers, flowing evening caftans and luscious leather slippers kept the spirit of the label alive.

"It was an exceptional first effort -- totally within the spirit of Gucci but aggressively sexy with distinctive color, a distinctive point of view. I was very impressed," said Ron Frasch of U.S. retailer Saks Fifth Avenue.

Fashion editors were a little less effusive, hailing the show as proof Gucci was alive and kicking but missing "that raw, sexy but elegant individualism that screamed Tom Ford."

Ray, who joined Gucci's menswear team in 1996, had already shown a mid-season cruise collection to retailers who snapped up his bamboo printed shirts and light colored blazers.

"The results of the cruise collection sales were just, well, really very good," the head of the Gucci brand Giacomo Santucci told Reuters at the show, beaming as he searched for the right adjective without giving away sales figures.

"It was a great way to start the new phase, building on the foundations we have," he added.

Ford left Gucci with former group Chief Executive Domenico De Sole earlier this year after they failed to agree new contracts with owner French retailer PPR, which refused to give them carte blanche to run Gucci's 10 brands.

Analysts were skeptical that the world's third largest luxury group would keep up its strength as the triumvirate of designers took over its core label.


LUXURIOUS DETAIL


But Ray and accessories designer Frida Giannini kept up the quality detail-obsessed Ford demanded and had buyers -- and new Gucci CEO Robert Polet -- drooling over soft crocodile-skin loafers with the heel trodden down and big squashy leather bags.

Flat-fronted trousers or jeans tucked neatly around models' bottoms before gently flaring out over the knee, worn either under milky cotton jackets with delicate military details or loose, Indian-inspired tops decorated with coins and mirrors.

For work days, Gucci showed white suits with a gray chalk stripe worn over butterfly-printed silk shirts that were pleated along the shoulder for a relaxed, baggy look once the natty back-belted jackets came off.

Then off to the beach in the skimpiest of briefs decorated with Gucci's trademark double-G logo and a GG buckle at the top.

The winning pieces came in the form of eveningwear.

Gucci relaxed out last year's 1930s tuxedos, pairing long evening trousers with new jackets in rich brown brocade that looked like swirled melted chocolate, worn over fine crushed linen or silk shirts in apricot and deep blush.

And if next year is as sticky as Milan was Tuesday, head for Gucci's dress-down evening elegance, ditch the jacket and slip on a floor-length caftan in swirls of blue and brown.

 

[Spike413]

Ok, I stopped reading that article as soon as it said that this collection was in line with the spirit of Gucci.........I may be off, but I totally disagree. Gucci menswear under Ford was never bohemian or artsy, which the embroidered tunics and caftans totally represent, and it was never about androgyny. Ford always put out classic, chic, sometimes elegant/sometimes sexed up clothes for men. The butterflies, actually an interesting touch on the lapel, but totally off as a print, especially for a man. Also, the Gucci logo was never used so openly on clothing, the last time it appeared was in s/s 98 as a monochromatic jacquard, but never flashed in it's beige/ebony variation on clothing.

Slick, suave and sexy, three words that could easily define what Ford's men were all about and I'm sorry, but this is none of those things, not that it's necessarily a bad thing, but it's not Gucci........

 

[Lena]

hmm, not too good, not too bad, not too gucci (which is a relief to me )
still better than i was expecting.

loved the caftans which i find totaly sexy on guys -perfect relaxed
and private lounge look for staying at home- the colours were ok for the suits,
clever idea to push the bag image, i think it will sell pretty well.

congrats to John Ray and the new Gucci Uomo team

 

[Incroyable]

It seems to me that the butterfly pin appears almost as an afterthought. Nonetheless it doesn't detract or overly embellish the overall look.

Those caftans do not resound with me. Perhaps a Moroccan fashionista would buy those up but I do not see myself wearing those. However those printed robes from S/S 2003 I would don.

Overly the apparent theme doesn't seem Gucci. Or more precisely put, Gucci as conceived by Tom Ford. Since there is no original Gucci per se to go by.

That swimsuit though keeps in with the label's penchant for using the GG logo.

 

[mode_addict]

it has a very cruise like feel. it's not totally bad but we'll see what comes after i guess. like everyone, i miss thomas.

 

[datura001]

There's something slick and sophisticated about it that I think is the right thing at the right time. The Tom Ford effect is notably absent but it's that awareness which makes it all seem very fresh, very mature which I like. I think Tom was pushing things a little...too young, too hot, too aggressive, too rich...which is fine. Next season, it'll probably be back in vogue but for right now, I like the idea of these bejeweled lush things that look like they've been picked up on holiday somewhere used to cover up the smallest little bikini....it's post Tom Ford decadence, isn't it? They just decided to deal with it head on...

(P.S. Stiff white trench coat thingy is horrible)

 

[ultramarine]

Hum .. the accesories are OK, which is a good thing for Gucci ... and yeah ..the collection is OK, but it definitively misses the sex-ay aspect of what the whole Gucci label is known for ... I'm not saying it's good or bad ... it's just different ... a wild guess is that it still sells well, but it's different! It's weird to me!

 

[Plumour]

the suit is probably the only part that looks good to me.
the colors are not bad,
but the whole thing is too bohemian for my like.
not fond of the flowing caftans at all.

 

[brian]

Originally posted by Spike413@Jun 29th, 2004 - 1:11 pm
OH NO THEY DIDN'T! Tom did the wingtips two years ago and now they're doing them again!!!!! TRAVESTY!

sidenote-I tried being openminded, it didn't work.

i agree, but i personally love wingtips a LOT , and i missed my chance at getting the gucci ones when tom did them....so now is my chance

 

[brian]

Originally posted by nqth@Jun 29th, 2004 - 2:26 pm

THAT BAG!!!

 

[Foxie-Pooh]

What a boring show I never liked Ford ...but i did appreciate some of his past collections ( beaded and feather jeans, large floral print blazer, the cowboy jeans, lacy bell bottoms for men) Someone need to break away from Tom Ford's mold and create a new image for Gucci. Bend the rules and have fun !!!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

it reminds me a wee bit of raf simons' collection from last spring/summer

 

[Spike413]

Originally posted by brian+Jun 29th, 2004 - 10:41 pm--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (brian @ Jun 29th, 2004 - 10:41 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Spike413@Jun 29th, 2004 - 1:11 pm
  OH NO THEY DIDN'T! Tom did the wingtips two years ago and now they're doing them again!!!!! TRAVESTY!

sidenote-I tried being openminded, it didn't work.

i agree, but i personally love wingtips a LOT , and i missed my chance at getting the gucci ones when tom did them....so now is my chance [/b][/quote]
I loved those Gucci wingtips too, so old Hollywood, sophisticated and elegant, but for some reason these don't look right, I think the brown is brought up too much on the shoe, do you know what I mean? The white and black Tom ones lookd very sharp.....these have just a tad too much of the contrasting leather which makes it look akward.

 

[Spike413]

On second glance, the wingtip is also affected more by the toe shape, Tom's is a bit more tapered and long looking where as the new ones are more squared and less narrow at the toe which combined with the way the brown leather is cut on the shoe, it makes it look less sleek. Still a nice look, but I liked the Tom ones better.

I like the runway, I can't tell if it's wood or something else, but I do like the way it looks, so deep and rich. I also think that the butterfly on the lapel is an interesting touch, not necessarily my idea of Gucci, but it's kinda cool. It may have looked better on a simpler suit, mabye a solid fabric rather then pinstripes. And that black robe/caftan thing is great, I like that. I guess after thinking about it, it's not so much that it's a bad collection, but it's not what I've come to know from Gucci, also, just not my style at all, too boho for me

 

[Lena]

i hate those shoes

 

[Acid]

I LOVE THE NEW GUCCI!

goodbye tommy

hello fashion

 

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