Gucci took its audience on a mind-expanding trip back to the early 1970s on Wednesday as the global style powerhouse unveiled its 2015 Spring/Summer womenswear collection. Skirts were cut above the knee, or shorter, whilst prints had a slight psychedelic edge to them and there was a bit
of a nautical/pirate theme running through a set that included plenty of embroidery and gilt-edged, oversized buttons on short-cut jackets featuring a range of exotic materials including python and Mongolian lamb.
There was also a range of three-quarter length, flared trousers and tight-waisted trench coats in an eclectic mix the company itself dubbed "kaleidoscopic glamour". Gucci's creative director Frida Giannini has long been a fan of the hippy era and she gave full vent to that particular enthusiasm, to the show's audience.
Charlotte Casiraghi, who is a top-level showjumper, has long been an ambassador for the company's equestrian line of clothing and she has now become the face of its cosmetics collection, which made its catwalk debut during the show.