The House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

The House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

by Sara Gay Forden
The House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

The House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed

by Sara Gay Forden

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Overview

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver

The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword

On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan’s elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the steps to his office by an unknown gunman. Two years later, Milan’s chief of police entered the sumptuous palazzo of Maurizio’s ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani—nicknamed “the Black Widow” by the press—and arrested her for the murder.

Did Patrizia kill her ex-husband because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because he was preparing to marry his mistress? Or is it possible Patrizia didn’t do it at all?

The Gucci story is one of glitz, glamour, and intrigue—a chronicle of the rise, near fall, and subsequent resurgence of a fashion dynasty. Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and widely acclaimed, The House of Gucci is a page-turning account of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062222671
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 05/08/2012
Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
Format: eBook
Pages: 400
Sales rank: 413,465
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Sara Gay Forden covered the Italian fashion industry from Milan for more than 15 years, chronicling the explosion of labels including Gucci, Armani, Versace, Prada and Ferragamo from family ateliers into mega brands. She is now based in Washington, D.C. with Bloomberg News, leading a team that covers lobbying and the challenges faced by big technology companies such as Amazon, Facebook and Google.

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