As a teenager in the late 1890s, Guccio Gucci traveled from Florence to London ... had also become known for its equestrian motifs: Handbags in the shape of saddles were introduced in the late ...

In 1897, Guccio Gucci was working at the Savoy Hotel as a porter having left his native Florence for the Big Smoke ... The brand launched the Gucci bamboo bag circa 1947. Five years later in ...