After Emilio Pucci’s death in 1992, his daughter Laudomia continued the design business he had established in Florence during the middle of the century. By the turn of the century, the Louis-Vuitton-Moet-Hennessy Group had acquired over half of the company. Laudomia was made image director, and a team of creative and talented designers began carrying on the tradition of design began so unexpectedly by Emilio. The nuances of Emilio’s designs can subtly be seen in today’s Emilio Pucci jewelry.
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The collections are stylish bracelets fashioned of colored patterned metal and wide cuffs of gold metal with colorful polished stones. The cuffs have highly polished effects and details of contrasting application.
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Drop earrings are embellished with crystal beads in colors such as lava orange, petroleum blue and teal green. A necklace of black beads holds a polished onyx cross. A plated brass bracelet has an attached ring with mixed stones.
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Impressive earrings of 100% brass are star-shapes with an eagle and tiny cross dangling from them. A brass pyramid ring has an Ancient Egyptian feel.
Emilio Pucci was a very scholarly gentleman who at one point even came to America to study agriculture at the University of Georgia in Athens. He later attended Reed College in Oregon on a skiing scholarship. In 1937, he earned his doctorate in political science. He served in the Italian Air Force in World War II rising to the rank of captain.
His first venture into the world of design was by designing ski wear for the Reed college ski team. His designs got attention when a friend was photographed by a Harper’s Bazaar photographer. His designing career snowballed later with a line of swimwear in stretch fabric and bold, bright patterns on silk scarves. His haute couture fashions caught on with celebrities of that era such as Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy. In fact, Miss Monroe was buried in a dress designed by Emilio Pucci.
