Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele brings the whimsically-illustrated insects and flowers of the archival Flora pattern onto the iconic GG motif canvas.
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STYLE Edit: Good enough for Grace Kelly – Gucci’s Gift Giving collection is for the prince or princess in your life this holiday
The maison’s seasonal collection, for both men and women, comes wrapped in holographic, striped tie-dye packaging and includes whimsically maximalist designs on handbags, scarves, slippers, sneakers and more
Gucci’s seasonal Gift Giving collection includes handbags, scarves, slippers, sneakers and more, and comes wrapped in holographic, striped tie-dye packaging. Photos: Gucci
If you’re looking to impress a special someone this holiday, the 2019 Gucci Gift Giving collection might just be the ace up your sleeve.
For this men and women's collection, creative director Alessandro Michele brings the whimsically-illustrated insects and flowers of the archival Gucci Flora pattern onto the iconic GG motif canvas, layering two historical house designs for maximalist effect.
In 1966, illustrator Vittorio Accornero conceived the Flora pattern by hand on a silk scarf, made exclusively as a gift for Princess Grace Kelly.
For the princess in your life, the Ophidia, a stand-out handbag design that originally features the GG motif and Web stripe, is married with the 54-year-old Flora print. The Ophidia GG Flora continental wallets, as do other Ophidia silhouettes, feature the vibrant flowers over a beige and ebony Gucci monogrammed canvas, with a vibrant leather trim.
The season collection layers two historical house designs for maximalist effect.
Silk scarves, a pair of Princetown slippers, ankle boots and Ace Sneakers get a similar multilayered pattern treatment, among other fabulous gift items.
The special collection also boasts an all-new cosmetics case silhouette for make-up lovers to perhaps fill with pieces from Gucci Beauty, which returned under Michele’s tenure earlier this year.
And, if you're a stickler for packaging, the Gift Giving collection is wrapped in dedicated packaging featuring a striped tie-dye effect with tropical palm tree images, created using a special holographic printing technique.
As for why you're seeing palm trees in a Christmas package: the Gift Giving campaign, directed by Harmony Korine, featured the unorthodox theme of a winter sun getaway. The campaign film transported us to a 70s-inspired tropical cruise liner bedecked with tinsel, complete with a snowman made of beach sand.