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Founded: in Florence* Italy* as saddlery shop by Guccio Gucci (1881-1953)* 1906* after family millinery business failed. Company History: Became retailer of accessories* 1923; Gucci shops opened in Florence* 1923; boutiques open in Rome* 1938; firm renamed Societ?? Anonima Guccio Gucci* 1939; stores opened in Milan* 1951; renamed Guccio Gucci Srl* 1945; New York boutique opened* 1953; opened in Paris* 1963; shop opened in Hong Kong and Gucci Parfums formed* 1975 (renamed Gucci Parfums SpA* 1982); company renamed Guccio Gucci SpA* 1982; appointed Dawn Mello creative director* Gucci sunglasses*1989; Tom Ford joined company* 1990; acquired by Investcorp* 1993; Mello departed and Ford named creative director* 1994; deaths of Mauritzio and Paolo Gucci* 1995; listed on the NYSE* 1995; rival Prada bought stake* 1998; sold stake to LVMH* 1999; Pinault Printemps Redoute acquired major stake and fought off LVMH* 1999; Alexander McQueen defected from LVMH to Gucci* 2000; hired Stella McCartney to create her own line* 2000; designer Nicolas Ghesqui??re came to firm with acquisition of Balenciaga* 2001. Gucci sunglasses Wholesale