Gucci is an iconic name in the world of luxury, with Flora being one of the most loved of all
Gucci icons: Flora was a special commission for Princess Grace of Monaco,
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On the Princesses visit one of the purchases was a "bamboo bag", Rodolfo Gucci insisted the
Princess choose a gift to go with the bag, the Princess chose a scarf but Rodolfo Gucci did not
believe there was one fitting enough for the Princess,
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with instructions to design a print for the Princess. Accornero set about the task and on the
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and the name "Flora" would become an icon.
European women treasured the "Flora" name,
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daughter, and Caroline of Monaco wore a blouse in the "Flora" print of the scarf given to her
mother along with Frida Giannini whose mother also fell in love with the "Flora" print whilst in
Rome. In the summer of 2005 the "Flora" print was brought back to life when the print was
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The bamboo handled bag of Gucci`s that the Princess purchased, and which led to the design of
"Flora", was designed in 1947 in a back room at Gucci by skilled artisans, who had also to bear
in mind that this was a time of war and there were shortages in materials. The standards of Gucci
did not drop even during these hard times and while the bamboo handle was a solution,
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to become an icon of Gucci that was a piece of history when it came to design,
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patterns inspired by bamboo featuring on a multitude of products bearing the Gucci brand name.
"Flora" and "Bamboo" are just two of the most famous icons of Gucci,
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fragrances.
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