Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang.

Is this thing on?

For my first blog post it seemed fitting I joined in on the buzz from the whole world for cinephiles and fashion lovers alike and discussed Ridley Scott’s newest release, “House of Gucci”.

As I am not a film expert, but a fashion student, and avid Lady Gaga fan (who isn’t?) I simply couldn’t wait to get my bum in a seat of my nearest cinema to see this highly anticipated flick.

This review doesn’t aim to discuss the plot in depth or an analysis of the film itself, but rather just my thoughts after finally being able to attend a screening.

Having obviously been aware of the Gucci brand, I wasn’t quite aware just how chaotic and dramatic the family history was, and the sheer amount of backstabbing and changing of hands to do with the management within the family itself. It was powerful to see the brands journey from its roots in selling leather goods and other accessories to the fully fledged empire it is today. I’m sure we all have a picture in our heads of how glamorous the industry is, but I feel this film really gives an insight into how cutthroat and manipulative the reality of the high fashion industry is. I thought my family drama was juicy – but this knocks it out of the park!

Deep pondering aside, let’s move on to other aspects of the film I enjoyed. Most notably, the styling. I left the cinema immediately creating a Patrizia Reggiani mood board dedicated to her outfits. Before we get into my favourite outfits (as I could write all day!!) I noticed throughout the film the styling I felt reflected the different era’s extremely well, from the first sparkly, stylish party of the 70’s right through to the 90’s.

It was also interesting to see how as Maurizio gained more power, he switched into wearing more power suits rather than the casual athleisure we see at the start, small details like this also helped move the plot along while being very visually appealing to any fashion lovers in the audience.

On to my favourite outfits… Can we get a little commotion for the dress?

Seriously, that wedding dress. While not an exact replica of Reggiani’s dress, it simply steals the scene and embodies everything we imagine for an Italian wedding in the 70’s. From the angelic (can we say that about her after the dress is show after that scene?) lace, the poofed out sides and the mile long veil covering a beehive as high as the sky – I simply was floored at the impressive recreation. I’ll keep this short as mentioned before, I could seriously sit and babble all day about the impressive 45 (!!) outfits Gaga wore.

The next look that screamed out to me is Patrizia’s red ski suit. This is as glam as it gets on the slopes! As she sets out to intimidate Maurizio’s second love interest, Paola, the fiery red hot vinyl suit in contrast to Paola’s simplistic all white ski suit – complete with her staple fur and gemstone earrings – screams her message and intention of BACK OFF in the most iconic way possible. Gaga not only steals the scene with her compelling acting here, but this fiery number only makes us all wish we could look this jaw dropping après-ski.

The part of the film where we get to see a recreation of when Tom Ford famously took over Gucci in the 90’s, the sleek runway shows which would overhaul Gucci from verging on a has-been brand to a must-have one was also an element of the film that those with a keen interest in fashion like myself will be simply enamoured by.

Overall, the film sells the wildly dramatic, historical true story of greed, family feuds, jealousy, business and ultimately murder kept me entertained and enthralled for the entire nearly 3 hour run time. Stellar performances by the star-studded cast really brought the film to life with moments of humour studded throughout to cut the drama with so many quotable phrases all make this a worthy powerhouse of a film. The only issue I have with the film is that the ending does feel a little bit rushed, but with the entire jam-packed history to fill into one film, it is understandable that it ends quite abruptly.

Again, I am no film expert, but I would highly recommend House of Gucci to anyone interested in fashion or even just if you have 3 hours to kill – there is no way this film won’t

immerse you in the tale.

Bravo!