In the year that sees the celebration of its 90th anniversary, Gucci hosted a private cocktail party last evening at its Mumbai store on occasion of the Artisan Corner. This exclusive event brought the craftsmanship of Gucci’s Florentine leather goods factory directly to its clientele. The House’s most skilled artisans were stationed at custom-built workshops and offered a unique viewing of time-honored traditions.
The craftsmen assembled four signature Gucci handbags, the New Bamboo, the Jackie, the Stirrup, and the Gucci 1973 and assorted smaller leather items. Guests saw first hand the meticulous attention to detail and superb craftsmanship that is involved in the production of every item in the House’s leather goods collection.
Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor wore Gucci Spring Summer 2012 Look 20 black and white safari printed on cotton sable-cut boxy jacket, natural white-black bicolor striped fine viscose halter and black-natural white matte satin jogging band pants with a black tigrette clutch and black and gold stilettos.
Other guests included Ashok and Reena Wadhwa, Nachiket Barve, Devika and Suresh Bhojwani, Roohi and Chetan Jaikishen, Monica Dogra, Poorna Jagannathan, A D Singh, Ramona Rodella, Narendra Kumar, Bikram and Schauna Saluja, Namrata Baruah Shroff, Rita Dhody, Italian Consul General Giampaolo and Elisabetta Cutillo, Monica Vazirali, Samantha and Nikki Nayar, Shobhaa and Dilip De, Niranjan Hiranandani, Gayatri and Atul Ruia, Meera and Nirmal Zaveri and Zoa Morani.
The Gucci artisans will be in the New Delhi store on December 10th. The hand-crafted products can be personalized with hand-embossed monogramming. In addition, each handbag features a special inside plaque embossed with the location and date. The Artisan Corner display includes custom work tables, a sewing machine, a leather stand, and metal tools, as well as additional background materials which show the products’ evolution from mood board to sketches.