So youngly Guccio Gucci developed competences within the fashion field and came nearer the luxury world working into palaces. In 1921 Gucci’s brand was founded and a first shop opened in Florence offered saddlery products, luggage and riding accessories. This first shop was followed by many others and the brand branched out quickly.
During the second part of the 16th century, the Regent of France named Catherine de Medicis at the time, had the Tuileries Palace built on wilderness lands neighbouring the Louvre. Today, from that royal and imperial mansion only gardens remain. In fact, the monument was burnt during the Paris Commune of 1871, a social conflict… Read more »
Thierry Hermès ouvre un premier atelier à Paris en 1837 et propose à ses clients des selles et des harnachements haut de gamme. C’est son fils et son petit-fils qui décident de diversifier leurs produits afin de répondre aux attentes des cavaliers mais également des voyageurs. Les grands sacs de voyage et de sport, les… Read more »