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Gucci Diana Bamboo Handle Bags Are Reimagined

Daniel Ahn

Posted on April 16 2022

Gucci Diana Bamboo Handle Bags Are Reimagined
Image by Zantz Han
A familiar form with an uplifting update, the new Gucci Diana is a nod to the emblem’s ’90s bamboo manage tote. Reimagined by Alessandro Michele, the new bag comes in numerous sizes and shades, and a detachable neon leather-based belt as a nod to archival factors.

The bamboo handle has been a faithful fixture in Gucci’s lineup when you consider that its advent in 1947. What commenced as a layout by Guccio Gucci in reaction to the rationing of leather in the course of world conflict II, the crew appeared to uploading bamboo from Japan to style special lacquer handles that would all the time go away a prominent legacy within the brand. Gucci craftsman evolved their personal patented approach to warmness and bend the bamboo in this type of manner that it would preserve its shape once cooled and affixed to a purse.

Gucci Diana bamboo handle tote

Gucci Diana bamboo handle tote

Gucci Diana bamboo handle tote

Gucci Diana bamboo handle tote



Photography: Zantz Han
Styling: Jenine Oh
Hair: Christvian Wu using Kevin Murphy
Makeup: Jeremy Khoo using Gucci Beauty
Model: Nargis Musawwir / MANNEQUIN
Photography assistant: Chong Ng
Fashion assistant: Dea Woenardi
Vintage car: Special thanks to Kombi Rocks

A version of this story was published in ELLE Singapore

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