{"id":55886,"date":"2015-09-14T16:20:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=55886"},"modified":"2016-09-22T14:26:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T14:26:42","slug":"7-wonders-guccis-greatest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2015\/09\/14\/7-wonders-guccis-greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Wonders: Gucci’s Greatest"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since taking the helm at Gucci, Alessandro Michele has revitalised the brand. Wonderland <\/i>takes a look at his best work thus far.<\/p>\n
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The Furry Loafer<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n As Phoebe Philo\u2019s take on the Birkenstocks showed us, fashion loves a furry shoe. So it makes sense that Alessandro\u2019s spin on the iconic Gucci horse-bit loafer has proved one of the most coveted, impossible-to-buy pieces around.<\/p>\n Bows on Blouses (for the guys)<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If there was one design decision that heralded the arrival of a new Gucci more than any other it was to put guys in blouse type shirts complete with bows. The smooth internationalist image of previous menswear collections was displaced by an altogether more interesting one: the artist, the poet, the dandy.<\/p>\n Fur Coats<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n These are at the heart of that Margo Tenenbaum vibe which the fashion press has become enamoured with recently. The term \u2018librarian\u2019 has been used a lot but Alessandro\u2019s pieces have enough Gucci flair to make them a little more luxurious than that.<\/p>\n Catwalk Androgyny<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n While progressive designers like JW Anderson have been playing with gender for a while now, recent Gucci women\u2019s shows have been smattered with guys (and vice-versa), cementing the notion that the new Gucci is a rather more thoughtful brand than it was in its blinged out days.<\/p>\n 70s Upholstery Fabrics<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n What better way to subvert that once-held-wisdom that the 70s was the decade interior design forgot than by brazenly resurrecting its most garish furniture textiles and transmuting them into beautiful clothes?<\/p>\n Boys with Flair\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Flairs may have been on the girl\u2019s fashion agenda for several seasons now, but have yet to make such an impact on guys\u2019 wardrobes. Alessandro makes a case for them like no one else, embracing their sheer flamboyance by pairing them with long coats in exotic skins for a 70s-rock-fop look.<\/p>\n Floral Print Suits\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n