Dimensions
203 x 143 x 32mm
A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed
Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamorous ex was preparing to marry his mistress Paola Franchi? Is there a chance she didn't do it at all?
In this gripping account of the ascent, eventual collapse, and the resurrection of the Gucci dynasty, Sara Forden takes us behind the scenes of the second Trial of the Century and exposes the passions, the power, and the vulnerabilities of the greatest fashion family of our times.
From the day Gucio Gucci opened his modest leather goods shop in Florence in the early 1900s to the day Investscorp took control of the multimillion dollar company in 1993: from the signature horse-bit loafers and bomboo-handled bags of the '80s to the sexy, hard-edged Tom Ford designs of today, this is a riveting story of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy.
