Day 24

         This morning I definitely had a case of the Monday’s. I was struggling getting out of bed for my 9:00 class this morning. Today, Italian class flew by. I honestly do not have much recollection of it at this moment. That means either I did not pay attention the whole class or I just absorbed every single bit of information and cannot process a brief summary. It’s probably the first one. Anyway after class today, I met up with an old friend from Dallas, whom just moved to Florence to go to school. We went to a restaurant near the Duomo for lunch. It was so nice seeing a familiar face and getting to catch up with here. It definitely brought back some great memories from when we were younger! Towards the end of lunch, she had mentioned that there was a Gucci Museum in Florence, so needless to say that was my next stop. Because I had the rest of the afternoon free, going to the Gucci Museum was a no-brainer. This museum contained everything that depicts my image of a perfect museum. I would best describe it, as Gucci puking all over a three story building, it was Gucci everything! As I walked in, I was greeted by the nicest man, whom was wearing the official Gucci uniform, a black suit with a brown tie. When you see that combo, you know it is Gucci official! The museum was three stories, which showed the history of Gucci itself. I was fascinated by it all! It was so interesting to see at what point certain Gucci trademarks made their appearance into the Gucci signature look. I had no idea that Gucci was so diverse. Besides designing bags, luggage, clothes and jewelry, Gucci also created sports gear, dishes, furniture, etc.  For some reason, I really enjoyed seeing the Gucci of the 1970’s, some of the bags that were displayed, our definitely something I would wear today. However, one of my favorite exhibits was the red carpet attire. There were four dresses designed by Gucci that were all worn at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. It is one thing to see these red carpet dresses on TV, but to see them up-close and observe every single stich and Swarovski crystal (yes one dress was made with Swarovski crystals) embedded on the dresses, was absolutely incredible. Overall the entire exhibit was fabulous! I loved living in the Gucci world!

          Afterwards, Gucci had inspired me to shop! This was great for me, but not too great for my credit card. I did make a couple great investments today. I learned you have to go with the classic neutral accessories. If you are going to buy something nice in Italy, you want it to last a lifetime, so classic and neutral is the way to go! Today definitely ended up being way better than what I had anticipated it to be. I cannot believe I only have 3 more full days left in Florence. I don’t want this experience to end.

“Quality Is Remembered Long After the Price Is Forgotten” – Aldo Gucci

Gucci Museo!