Bertelli’s attack on, 309
board of directors of, 62–63, 69, 71, 73, 78, 84–85, 104–5, 107–10, 118, 120–23, 139–40, 145, 203, 247–48, 318, 319, 325
buyout plan for, 132–50
cheapening of, 156, 166
court-appointed custodians for, 130, 132, 139–40, 197
designs at, 22, 29, 30, 32, 37–38, 40, 71, 74, 96
elegance and style associated with, 3, 24–25, 38, 40, 63, 76, 96, 155, 156
embargo-induced innovations of, 17–18, 22
factories of, 22, 29, 30, 37;
see also Scandicci factory
fashion at, 40, 57, 95–99;
see also Ford, Tom
females excluded from inheritance of, 28
Florentine base of, 3, 7, 8, 9, 251, 254, 307
founding of, 10
franchises of, 27, 31, 33, 41, 63, 64, 70, 112, 116
growth of, 62–64, 66–76
hiring practices of, 65–66
Investcorp and, see Investcorp
job security at, 21
lack of profits of, 73, 74, 194, 195, 198, 251
in litigation, 71, 78, 79, 85–89, 112, 117–21, 139, 213, 214, 216, 332
logo of, 24
LVMH’s attempted takeover of, 269, 310–26, 330
Maurizio’s ambitions for, 104, 105, 107–11, 117, 126, 133–35, 141–42, 151–53, 155–60, 163–71, 181–88, 190–96, 199, 248–50, 255, 330, 331, 332
Maurizio’s attempted buyback of, 182–85
Maurizio’s lack of strong partner at, 248–50
Maurizio’s sale of, 4, 219–20, 233, 235
men’s line of, 39–40, 76, 258, 267
movie stars and, 22–25, 32, 39–40, 76, 260, 267
myths and legends about, 24, 34, 66, 86
Paolo-Maurizio alliance and, 107–10, 120–21
personal relationships established by, 22, 23, 33
Pinault alliance with, 321–26
promotion of, 77, 98, 165, 169–70, 251
public offering of, 262–67
Recamier deal and, 187–88, 193–94, 195
restructuring agreement of, 83–84
sales decline of, 194, 195, 199–200
sales staff uniforms of, 36
stock of, 63, 69, 78, 83, 105, 123–24, 128, 130, 134–36, 143–50, 162–63, 262–67, 269, 309–11, 313, 314, 316–21, 324, 325
Swanson’s memorandum on, 182–84
trademarks of, 17, 18, 23, 24, 27, 213, 216
turnaround of, 246–69, 313, 332
uneven pricing of, 163
unsold inventory of, 201–2
worker identification numbers at, 21–22
Zorzi distribution rights for, 211
Gucci, Aida Calvelli, 10, 12, 15, 28, 31, 45, 92
Gucci, Aldo, 9–12, 14–15, 16, 35, 39, 92, 96, 116–26, 145–60, 303
business role of, 14, 15, 17–19, 20, 23–24, 26–37, 40, 41, 48, 57, 62–71, 73–80, 82–87, 94–95, 98, 102–12, 119, 121, 122–23, 125, 140, 141, 146, 153, 195, 235, 330
buyout of, 145, 147–50
clothing of, 35, 148
death of, 180–82
De Sole’s standing up to, 80, 82
divorce of, 29, 180–81
as father, 30–33, 52, 57, 76–78, 148, 149
Guccio’s relationship with, 18, 23–24, 26, 27
health problems of, 97
house and apartments of, 29, 30, 33, 58
imprisonment of, 124–25
marketing genius of, 18, 23–24, 33, 35, 94, 111
marriages of, 15, 29, 181
Maurizio charged with forgery by, 117–18, 126, 128
Maurizio-Rodolfo rupture and, 55, 57–58, 59
Maurizio’s relationship with, 48, 57–58, 76, 93–94, 102–7, 109, 116–19, 122–23, 125, 128, 140, 145, 148–49, 181–82, 193, 250, 299
Paolo’s relationship with, 31–33, 74, 76–80, 82–87, 120, 124, 125, 331
personality of, 14–15, 31–35
Rodolfo’s death and, 100
Sheraton’s interview with, 66
tax liabilities of, 87, 104, 106–7, 120, 123–25
Wunderman’s relationship with, 67–68
Gucci, Alessandra (granddaughter), 60, 91, 92, 102, 114, 115, 121, 122, 126, 130–31, 168, 191, 224, 226–33, 237–40, 242, 250, 333–34
Maurizio’s death and, 242, 243, 244
murder trial and, 293, 298–304, 306
Patrizia’s arrest and, 270–72, 274, 289–90
Gucci, Alessandra Winklehaussen (“Sandra Ravel”) (grandmother), 16–17, 19, 46, 60, 103, 168, 219
death of, 43, 45, 46, 55, 92
Gucci, Alessandro, 31, 147, 333
Gucci, Allegra, 60, 91, 92, 102, 114, 115, 121, 122, 126, 130–31, 168, 191, 224, 226–33, 250, 333–34
Maurizio’s death and, 243, 244
murder trial and, 293, 298–304, 306
Patrizia’s arrest and, 271, 272, 274, 289–90
Gucci, Bruna Palumbo, 29, 33, 83, 94, 106–7, 119, 181, 333
Gucci, Cosimo, 31, 140, 333
Gucci, Domitilla, 31, 333
Gucci, Drusilla Cafferelli, 31, 57, 333
Gucci, Elisabetta, 32, 71, 333
Gucci, Enzo, 10
Gucci, Filippo, 31, 333
Gucci, Francesco, 31, 333
Gucci, Gemma, 72, 89
Gucci, Giorgio, 15, 18, 19, 235, 244, 303, 332–333
at Aldo’s funeral, 181, 182
Aldo’s secret pact with, 120
buyout of, 145–49
in family business, 27, 31, 32, 57, 69, 73, 78, 84, 85, 98, 104, 105, 107, 109, 110, 112, 121, 123, 139, 140, 141–42, 165
Gucci Boutique opened by, 32
marriages of, 31, 32
Maurizio charged with forgery by, 117–18, 128
Maurizio’s deals with, 121, 123, 139
Gucci, Grimalda, see Vitali, Grimalda Gucci
Gucci, Guccio (grandfather), 9–20, 26–32, 45, 63, 92, 102, 109, 141, 168
Aldo compared with, 30–32, 35
Aldo’s relationship with, 18, 23–24, 26, 27
death of, 28–29
embargo-induced innovations of, 17–18
financial problems of, 13–14, 28
foreign jobs and travels of, 9–10, 14
leather trade learned by, 10
marriage of, 10
workshops opened by, 11, 20–21
Gucci, Guccio (great-great grandson), 31, 244, 332
Gucci, Jennifer Puddefoot, 72, 73, 74, 76, 83, 85, 89–90, 125
Gucci, Maria, 69
Gucci, Maria-Olympia, 31, 333
Gucci, Maria Pia, 32, 165, 244, 332
Gucci, Maurizio, 42–62, 90–171, 181–255, 330–36
ambitions and visions of, 104, 105, 107–11, 117, 126, 133–35, 141–42, 151–53, 155–60, 163–71, 181–88, 190–96, 199, 248–50, 255, 330, 331, 332
America’s Cup and, 108, 112–13, 126, 131
birth of, 17, 45
cars and driving of, 47–48
childhood of, 19, 28, 45–47, 52, 92, 235
China transaction of, 202
confrontation avoided by, 105–6, 114–15, 193
court appearance of, 146, 161–63
death of, see Gucci murder
disinheritance of, 43, 53
divorce of, 229, 231, 233, 237, 238, 298, 299, 300, 305
education of, 48, 54, 56, 93
family background of, 9–20, 26–35
in family business, 3, 47, 52, 76, 78, 80, 84, 85, 90, 91, 93–99, 102–14, 116–60, 163–71, 181–96
finances of, 47–48, 58–59, 101, 102, 104–5, 134, 135, 139, 187, 197–220, 224, 226–29, 231, 235, 248
financing agreement of, 146
in flight from Milan, 127–30, 139
forgery charges against, 105, 117–19, 126, 128, 145–46, 161–63
freedom of, 115, 235, 238
girlfriends of, 131, 191, 221–29, 234–43, 297–98, 300
Guc
ci buyback attempted by, 182–85
Gucci sold by, 4, 219–20, 233, 235
inheritance of, 102, 104–5, 139, 197
legal problems of, 104, 117–19, 121, 126, 139, 161–63, 189, 197, 217–18
management style of, 190–96, 199, 201, 204
marital problems of, 113–16, 121–22, 130–31, 193, 222, 227–33
marriage of, 49, 54–57, 101, 259
new projects of, 236–37, 239, 240, 277
personal debts of, 197–98, 200, 204, 208, 211, 215, 217–18, 219, 235
physical appearance of, 43, 44, 114, 131, 141, 209, 236, 237, 240, 250
principles violated by, 205, 211
product review by, 98, 167
ready-to-wear and, 96–99, 170, 171
sequestering of assets of, 208
stock of, 105, 107–8, 110, 117–18, 128, 130, 139, 140, 145–46, 162–63, 187
Swiss exile of, 130–32, 139, 143–44, 170
in trucking business, 54, 55, 56
Gucci, Olwen Price, 14–15, 18–19, 29, 31, 90, 180–81
Gucci, Orietta Mariotti, 31, 333
Gucci, Paolo, 15, 18, 19, 31, 139
at Aldo’s funeral, 181, 182
Aldo’s relationship with, 31–32, 74, 76–80, 82–87, 120, 124, 125, 331
buyout of, 144–49
death of, 90
as designer, 32, 40, 71, 74, 77, 83, 84, 88–89, 96, 123–24, 331
divorces of, 72, 89–90
in family business, 27, 30, 32, 36, 57, 69, 71–74, 76–78, 82–87, 96, 103–10, 120–21, 141–42
in litigation, 78, 79, 85–90, 120–21, 123
marriages of, 32, 72
Maurizio’s alliance with, 107–10, 120–21, 122, 146
Maurizio’s feuds with, 121, 123–26, 128, 130, 145, 169, 182, 189, 235, 244
in New York City, 74, 76–78, 96
PG collection of, 77, 78
Rodolfo’s conflicts with, 71, 73–74, 76, 77, 78
Gucci, Patricia, 94, 181, 333
Gucci, Patrizia (Paolo’s daughter), 32, 71, 244, 333
Gucci, Patrizia Reggiani (Maurizio’s wife), 42–45, 48–61, 91–92, 128, 189, 236–39, 250, 333, 334
arrest of, 270–72, 274–75
diaries of, 116, 122, 230–33, 241, 245, 290, 299–300, 302
divorce of, 229, 231, 233, 237, 238, 298, 299, 300, 305
family background of, 49–51
health problems of, 229–31, 293, 294, 298, 300
marital problems of, 113–16, 121–22, 130–31, 193, 222, 227–33, 299, 300
Maurizio influenced by, 95, 96, 98–99, 156, 229, 299
and Maurizio’s affair with Paola, 222, 223, 224, 227–29, 237, 238, 242–43, 245, 300
Maurizio’s dating of, 48–49, 52–53
Maurizio’s first meeting with, 43–44
Maurizio’s murder and, 241–45, 270–72, 274–75, 280, 282, 284, 286–306, 332
in New York City, 58–59
outrageous style of, 49, 50, 51, 272
physical appearance of, 43, 44, 49, 51, 242, 272, 287, 298, 303
revenge sought by, 227–28, 229, 231, 232, 237–38, 242, 298, 300, 301
Rodolfo’s relationship with, 58–60, 101–2, 103
Rodolfo’s warning to, 103, 113, 114
trial of, 286–306
Gucci, Roberto, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 32, 57, 71, 108, 235, 303, 331, 333, 335–336
at Aldo’s funeral, 181, 182
Aldo’s secret pact with, 120
buyout of, 145–49
in family business, 27, 31, 36, 41, 69, 70, 73, 78, 84, 98, 104, 105, 107, 109, 110, 112, 123, 139, 141–42
on Grimalda’s inheritance, 28, 29
Maurizio charged with forgery by, 117–18, 128
Maurizio’s agreement with, 123
World War II and, 18, 19
Gucci, Rodolfo (“Maurizio D’Ancora”), 10, 12, 15–17, 45–49, 98–105, 168, 334, 335–336
Aldo’s clashes with, 79–80, 82, 83, 86, 94
death of, 100–105, 117, 118, 162
as designer, 29, 37–38, 141
De Sole hired by, 80, 82
in family business, 19–20, 27, 29, 36, 37–38, 43, 46, 55, 63, 66–67, 69, 73, 76–80, 82, 84, 85, 98, 103, 108, 123, 141, 167
film interests of, 12, 16–17, 19, 20, 25, 36, 46, 47, 48, 91–94
health problems of, 78, 87, 91–93, 99–100, 103, 117, 229
marriage of, 17, 46, 103
Maurizio’s relationship with, 42–43, 45–49, 51–60, 67, 69, 76, 78, 91–95, 101–5, 115, 156, 193, 235, 248, 250
Paolo’s conflicts with, 71, 73–74, 76, 77, 78
Patrizia’s relationship with, 58–60, 101–2, 103
physical appearance of, 16, 20, 30, 100
property purchased by, 47, 93
Venice painting belonging to, 168, 219–20
will of, 104, 146
in World War II, 19
Gucci, Uberto, 31, 333
Gucci, Ugo, 10, 12–13, 14
Gucci, Vasco, 10, 55, 57
death of, 69, 72
in family business, 12, 19, 22–23, 27, 29, 30, 36, 63, 66–67, 108
Gucci, Yvonne Moschetto, 32, 71, 72
Gucci Accessories Collection (GAC), 70–71, 76, 82, 94, 98, 104, 112
closing down of, 165–66
Gucci America, 16, 26–31, 33–35, 57, 74–77, 88–89, 103, 105, 106, 112, 140, 145–50, 213–17, 251, 252, 330
board of directors of, 108–10, 213–17
Citibank’s pressure on, 199–200, 204
De Sole as CEO of, 119, 135, 140, 145, 156–57, 166, 200, 206–7, 214–17, 235
expansion of, 29, 48, 74–76; see also specific stores
Guccio Gucci’s lawsuit against, 213, 214, 216
Gucci Boutique, 32
Gucci family, quarrels and rivalries in, 28–29, 32, 42–43, 52–58, 62–90, 96, 102–10, 116–26, 128, 130, 132–35, 139–41, 145, 169, 182, 330–32, 335–336; see also Gucci murder
Gucci Galleria, 75, 76
Gucci Licensing Services, 107–8, 120–21
Gucci murder, 241–45, 261–62, 270–306, 332
arrests in, 270–85
described, 3–8
plotting of, 280
trial in, 286–306
Guccio Gucci, 69, 82, 83, 86, 103–4, 107–10
Gucci America’s stopping of payment to, 200, 205
Gucci America sued by, 213, 214, 216
Guccio Gucci SpA, 83, 90, 105, 118, 120, 145
Gucci Parfums of America, 74
Gucci Parfums SpA, 69–70, 73, 76, 79, 80, 82, 83, 86, 118
Gucci Perfume International Limited, 67
Gucci Plus, 83, 84, 205
Gucci Room, 131–32
“Gucci school” concept, 169
Gucci Shops Inc., 27, 73, 74, 87, 106, 109, 111, 120
Gucci stores, 306
reduction in number of, 167, 183
refurbishing of, 166–67, 190
see also specific locations
Gucci U.K., 194, 205–6
Gucci vs. Gucci (Patrizia Gucci), 239
Guicciardi, Luigi Maria, 161–63
Guinness brewery, 312, 313
Gulf War, 195
“Hagen” (Delfo Zorzi), 210–11, 233, 277
Hakamaki, Junichi, 251, 257
Hallak, Elias, 138, 142–43, 184, 203, 204, 212–15, 218, 252
Hardwick, Cathy, 174, 175, 176
Harem (TV show), 233
Harper’s Bazaar, 257, 259
Harvard Business School, 330
Hawaii, Gucci sales in, 269
HdP, 332
Hermès, 105, 266, 331
Holden, Mr. (tanner), 23
holding companies, 59–60, 69, 185
Hong Kong, 85, 87, 202, 269
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