Look 42, dress
2006 {autumn-winter 2006–07}
Medium
silk, snakeskin, metal (studs, fastenings)
Measurements
163.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of David Tan, 2023
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
In 2006 Tom Ford was succeeded as Gucci’s creative director by Italian designer Frida Giannini. Notable for being a part of the accessories team that designed Fendi’s infamous Baguette ‘It bag’, Giannini was first employed to oversee Gucci’s handbag division, but her role soon expanded to encompass accessories and women’s ready-to-wear. Giannini’s hyper-feminine aesthetic and use of floral, metallic and animal-print textiles brought an exuberance to Gucci’s design language and garnered tremendous commercial success for the fashion house.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in white on black synthetic fibre: GUCCI / MADE IN ITALY
Accession Number
2023.218
Department
International Fashion and Textiles