Please note that each pair is made of uniquely printed fabric so the pattern will vary from the picture.
For 2015 season, Creative Director Frida Giannini has collaborated with artist Kris Knight on a reworking of the most iconic Gucci print. Flora takes on new meaning in Kris Knight’s
subversive reading of the floral bouquet – featuring nocturnal blossoms
revolving around the moonflower. Symbolic blooms – each with a unique
Roman story – reach their height at night, dawn or dusk.
Kris Knight said,
“For my Flora reinterpretation, I wanted to create a painting that paid
homage to Accornero’s delicate original by utilizing his symmetrical
composition but to create a strong, feminine, magical and quietly
dangerous Flora of my own. I referenced ancient pagan Rome, picking
plants that women of this time used to command power".
"I went beyond the flower box - Kris Knight said - and picked botanicals that either
blossomed at night, dawn or dusk but also chose plants that have strong
roots for adaptability, persistence and resistance in harsh
environments. My paintings often tip-toe between dichotomies, so I
wanted to create a Flora design that had elements of beauty, strength
and desire, but also infuses a subtext of darkness and enchantment.”
The provocative pattern features plants and flowers, specifically
Belladonna and Datura, that women in ancient Rome used for seduction and
desire. Both produced fruits that were used toxically to command power
over men but blossomed with gorgeous flowers nonetheless. Blooms with
healing powers, such as the Poppy, Henbane, and Mandrake, appear and
allude to a darker, hallucinogenic context from the ancient Romans,
Greeks and Celts. Meanwhile, plants symbolic for protection, namely
Clover, Dandelion and Nightshade, reference their own mystical
histories.
Come in their original GUCCI box with the GUCCI dust bag.
Last season these were
selling for full price at boutiques and department stores but now you can get
them at great discount! Note that, due to shelf wear, being handled and moved
around, some boxes might be in a less than perfect condition. Small price to
pay for owning this top quality high fashion footwear!
