i couldn't think of a more fabulous way to spend my last morning in florence. admire all things gucci and then have a little something at the gucci cafe.
oh yeah... they have a cafe!
so for starters, i actually woke up pretty early this morning - keeping in mind the fact that we did make it to the pub last night. and might i add 5 shots for 5 euros! whaaa? that's a different kind of story though...
anywhos to continue... half my morning was spent trying to figure out what to wear. what does one wear to a gucci museum? i already feel awkward when i go into those high end stores looking like crap, but this is like a fashion sanctuary. i had no clothes for this occasion because i left my heels and summer dresses back in tivoli. though not to worry. when in doubt,
wear black and throw on some oversized shades à la beckham.
i was afraid at what the cost might be for entrance. i anticipated like 20 euros, but it was only 6! and they gave out these little brown booklets because at each section there was an info card to collect about gucci's life and the history of the brand and all that jazz. very interesting stuff.
now you weren't allowed to take photos... but i snuck some anyways! however, the whole building was dimly lit and i had to turn my flash off not to draw attention to myself. so make do with what i have.
enjoy!
need to ride in style?
gucci car!
rims and interior
purses circa 1970s (L)
electric guitar, board games, puzzles... etc. (R)
office or house furniture, including logo ashtray (L)
...now i don't smoke, but i must say that's damn cool!
water equipment: fins and snorkel masks (R)
the dress kate beckinsale wore to the 2010 cannes film festival
the dress hilary swank wore to the 2011 academy awards
and that's about it. there were a bunch of other items in the museum of course. they even had a picnic set, complete with plates and cutlery, and equestrian equipment such as riding boots and saddles. i took a lot more pics, but these few really stood out.
now i know my photos obviously don't do justice to these creations - especially the dresses. the lighting in the dress room was so dim, therefore the pictures turned out yellow.
but let me tell you...
like you see these dresses on tv and magazines and you go 'wow that's a nice dress.' no. nice is an understatement. these dresses in person are gorgeous. especially the one hilary swank wore. i really liked the dress when i saw it at the oscars, so i easily recognized it and was very excited to see it on display. it wasn't even behind a glass! so kinda had to touch it... shhh! don't tell!
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