In honor of its 90th anniversary, Italian fashion house Gucci is launching a special capsule collection, named 1921 for the year the label was founded, reports Vogue.
The 1921 collection will include ready-to-wear and accessories in both the men’s and women’s line, and will feature iconic items from the brand’s 90-year history, including New Bamboo, New Jackie and Horsebit Chain, reissues of some of the brand’s best known handbags
Items in the capsule collection will be stamped with G. GUCCI Firenze 1921 and will be adorned with the traditional logo and equestrian insignia of the house. The 1921 collection will be available in June and in Gucci boutiques and on the label’s website.
The brand was created by Guccio Gucci in 1921. An Italian immigrant, Gucci was inspired by the refined style of the English nobility he witnessed while working at London’s Savoy Hotel. Upon his return to Italy, he aspired to combine these styles with master Italian craftsmanship found among the local Tuscan artisans.
By the 1930s, the label was such a success that international clientele were traveling to Gucci’s shop in Florence. At the time, the Gucci line included bags, trunks, gloves, shoes and belts.
The Bamboo Bag, one of Gucci’s first iconic products, arose out of wartime shortages, when Gucci craftsmen began experimenting with unusual materials and found success in using bamboo to craft the curved handle of the historic handbag.