I thought we might do a short little blog, before looking at the Medicis, because you can't really understand Florence without knowing about this family. But to our Gucci outing.
We got off the bus at our usual stop and walked up the street to the main square. It's the street that has lots of designer label boutiques, and hand crafted leather goods. Julie bought another couple of bags from her favourite shop. The shop owners' status went from "shop owner" to her "little man" in Florence
A little further up the road we found some nice matching luggage to go with the yellow ensemble
But we didn't buy it.
Then a little FURTHER up the road we found the ultimate accessory.
We didn't buy that either.
Once into the Gucci museum it was time for lunch. I had a tasty bowl of pasta. It was very pleasant to look out over the main square whilst dining.
The museum was quite interesting even for me who is not particularly in designer stuff. I'll let the photos tell the story. As you look at them bear in mind that one Gucci bag was about the same price as the set of luggage shown above.
Of course there were the designer dresses made for the stars. Mortgage the house just to buy the label. I was surprised to see how slim Selma Hayak was/is
Of course it was exit through the gift shop. It wasn't very big, but it had a few baubles and trinkets to put a down payment on.
It was a lovely little trip, and made a very pleasant change from all the classical stuff.
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