The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

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AuthorForden, Sara Gay
PublisherCustom House
Bindingpaperback
PublishedOctober 9, 2001
EditionRevised ed.
LanguageEnglish
Pages288
ISBN-100060937750
ISBN-139780060937751
Weight0.95 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L
1.26 in × 5.94 in × 8.94 in

The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

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Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamerous ex was preparing to marry his mistress Paola Franchi? Is there a chance she didn't do it at all? In this gripping account of the ascent and eventual collapse of the Gucci dynasty, Sara Forden takes us behind the scenes of the second Trial of the Century and exposes the passions, the power, and the...

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Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamerous ex was preparing to marry his mistress Paola Franchi? Is there a chance she didn't do it at all?

In this gripping account of the ascent and eventual collapse of the Gucci dynasty, Sara Forden takes us behind the scenes of the second Trial of the Century and exposes the passions, the power, and the vulnerabilities of the greatest fashion family of our times. From the day Guccio Gucci opened his modest leather goods shop in Florence in the early 1900s to the day Investscorp took control of the multimillion dollar company in 1993; from the signature horse-bit loafers and bamboo-handled bags of the '80s to the sexy, hard-edged Tom Ford designs of today, this is a riveting story of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy.

About the Author:

Sara Gay Forden is the former Milan bureau chief and business correspondent for Women's Wear Daily. The daughter of an American diplomat, she lives in Milan with her Italian husband and young daughter.

Teri Agins

Fashion has never been so dramatic — and dangerous. The saga of three generations of the Gucci family opens with an execution-style murder in Milan and penetrates the world of one of the hottest fashion labels of our time. Fashion insider Sara Forden spins the tale of how a bunch of greedy, bickering Guccis lost control of the empire that made GG synonymous with loafers.


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