Dionysus, bag
2015 {autumn-winter 2015–16}
- Medium
- cotton (canvas), leather, glass (beads), metal (fastenings)
- Measurements
- 6.5 × 27.5 × 6.5 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Italy
- Inscription
- label, inside rear,embossed: GUCCI / MADE IN ITALY
- Accession Number
- 2024.44
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Olga Kononchuk, 2024 - Gallery location
- Level 3, NGV International
- About this work
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Alessandro Michele was the senior accessories designer at Fendi in the 1990s. In 2002 he began working for Gucci’s London-based design department, and in January 2015 was appointed creative director of the house. Within the year, he released the Dionysus bag, marked by a large horseshoe clasp – an homage to Gucci’s equine roots. Each end terminates in a tiger head, representing Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, pleasure and excess, who is often depicted riding a tiger.The Dionysus bag encapsulates Michele’s kaleidoscopic exploration of Gucci’s house codes, anchored by historical and cultural references.