Gucci, Italian-style elegance.
Let us turn back the clock - the year is 1921. That was when Guccio Gucci opened his first store in Florence, along with a workshop where he specialised in the confection of leather items. His artisanal Tuscan know-how and his taste for innovation propelled Guccio Gucci into the ranks of successful designers in no time. From the outset, items designed by the House of Gucci drew on the world of horse-riding for inspiration, which explains why the brand adopted the legendary green and red stripes we all know and love today.
The creation of the Bamboo bag: the birth of a legend.
Leather features heavily in the fundamentals of the success of the brand Gucci. The leather goods lines therefore form a part of the most emblematic collections by the Italian fashion house. Each bag has a story of its own to tell and the story of the Bamboo is amazing. It came into being in 1947, at a time when many raw materials were in short supply after the war. Guccio Gucci had a stroke of genius - instead of using leather, he used bamboo. That one decision was behind the creation of a legendary bag, which would fly off shelves around the world 70 years later.
All Gucci's iconic bags on our platform.
The bamboo handle has become a veritable signature feature for the House of Gucci. It can be seen, season after season, on a succession of different formats. From canvas handbags and leather backpacks to python skin clutches, materials used come in black and natural versions which means they can be paired with all the collections. Today, the Bamboo may still be an iconic design among Gucci bags, but that can also be said of the following bags, which have marked the story of the fashion house for ever: