Name: The House of Gucci
Rating: 3.5 (14 reviews)

Sara Gay Forden

This book traces the business fortunes of Italy's Gucci family from its first leather shop in Florence in 1921 to the loss of the fashion conglomerate in the 1990s. It investigates events suggesting that personal and legal squabbles of the dysfunctional second and third generations culminated in the 1995 murder of Maurizio Gucci.

A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

The House of Gucci

Andrew Hawkins

Sara G. Forden

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 glamorous ex was preparing to marry his mistress, Paola Franchi? Or is there a possibility she didn't do it at all? In this gripping account of the ascent, eventual collapse, and resurrection of the Gucci dynasty, Sara Gay Forden takes us behind the scenes of the trial and exposes the passions, the power, and the vulnerabilities of the greatest fashion family of our times.

House of Gucci

Savanah Tujague

Jenelle andersen

The startling and dramatic true story behind the murder of Maurizio Gucci, and the rise, fall, and rise again of the Gucci dynasty. This gripping account takes us behind the scenes of the trial of the century. From the day Guccio Gucci opened his modest leathergoods shop in Florence in the 1900s to the present, the book tells a riveting story of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy. 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 glamorous ex was preparing to marry his mistress, Paola Franchi? Or is there a possibility she didn't do it at all? Black and white photos.

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

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