The striped webbing symbol has become so distinctive

Perhaps Gucci Shoes never realized the extent at which his handbags will be adored by millions of women all across the world. From the time that he
first opened his store in 1921 to the present time, he would not have
imagined that his bags would stand the test of time and become one of the
icons of the history of the fashion world and would give birth to a fashion
house.

In fact, there are some who would kill for a Gucci handbag whether it be the
new stocks that have come fresh from the designer's notebooks or those that
have already made the rounds of various thrift shops. No doubt, there is
much value placed in an authentic Gucci handbag, whether it be 15 years old
or 15 minutes old.

Guccio Gucci started with a small luggage and saddlery company in Florence,
where he sold leather goods that are exclusively made by Florence craftsmen.
Owning to the support of sophisticated international clients, Gucci opened
another shop, this time in Via Condotti, Rome. Though quite popular with
consumers, it was only in 1947 that the first Gucci handbag attained an icon
status with the first handbag to have a bamboo handle. The handbag,
introduced by Gucci, was a great success with the Gucci handbag symbol of
striped webbing derived from saddle girth.
The striped webbing symbol has become so distinctive and so identified with
the Gucci products, whether handbags or clothes that it made into a
trademark

Another icon Gucci handbags was introduced a couple of years after- the
moccasin handbag with metal bit. When Gucci died in 1953, the company was
riding its high especially with the opening of its first New york store,
Hollywood stars Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Peter Sellers brought the
brand into stardom but it was First lady Jackie Kennedy that popularized the
bag that has come to be known today as the "Jackie O. "