Gucci Broche: Animal Instinct

Alessandro Michele’s most precious creations from the wilderness have found a place on the Broche, a bag that pays homage to Gucci’s iconic bamboo handle.

Bamboo mania

In his collection of handbags for fall/winter 2017-2018, creative director of Gucci, Alessandro Michele decided to celebrate the bamboo handle. Gucci first started using bamboo in 1947 as this raw material was available after the war. Eventually it became an emblematic element of the eclecticism and contemporary aesthetic of this Florentine brand.

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More is more

The principal feature of this handbag is, without a doubt, its handle. Ultimate sign of elegance, with its new eye-catching details, it features a fox and animated insects, which are differently superimposed.

The material used to craft the bag is an amalgamation of smooth leather and exotic skins.

A wearable work of art

Apart from the head of a fox for a buckle, a golden frame runs along the edges of the bag. There is a metal bee on the front. To finish up, there are gold prints of beetles on the lower half. Absolutely sublime, it is a true ornament bag in black and red. Its maxi format makes a bold statement.

Broche bag by Gucci in leather and reptile hide, printed gold ornaments, a bamboo handle and aged metal clasp, ₹2,92,500.

From the September 2017 issue of L’Officiel India.