• A polka-dot top and skirt is teamed with a snake motif bag. Courtesy Gucci
    A polka-dot top and skirt is teamed with a snake motif bag. Courtesy Gucci
  • Writing around the hem of a skirt, and sports socks with kitten heels make for interesting details. Courtesy Gucci
    Writing around the hem of a skirt, and sports socks with kitten heels make for interesting details. Courtesy Gucci
  • A crocodile handbag is worn with a lavishly beaded dress. Courtesy Gucci
    A crocodile handbag is worn with a lavishly beaded dress. Courtesy Gucci
  • A full-length gown is offset by retro cat’s-eye glasses, while a patterned dress is finished with a grandmother's headscarf. Courtesy Gucci
    A full-length gown is offset by retro cat’s-eye glasses, while a patterned dress is finished with a grandmother's headscarf. Courtesy Gucci
  • Metallic multi-buckle ankle boots walk the runway for Gucci. Courtesy Gucci
    Metallic multi-buckle ankle boots walk the runway for Gucci. Courtesy Gucci
  • A model takes to the catwalk in an oversized brocade cloche hat. Courtesy Gucci
    A model takes to the catwalk in an oversized brocade cloche hat. Courtesy Gucci
  • Models backstage after the show. Courtesy Gucci
    Models backstage after the show. Courtesy Gucci
  • Oversized chandelier earrings and a shimmering turban take inspiration from British designer Celia Birtwell. Courtesy Gucci
    Oversized chandelier earrings and a shimmering turban take inspiration from British designer Celia Birtwell. Courtesy Gucci
  • Behind the scenes: models wait in line for the show to start. Courtesy Gucci
    Behind the scenes: models wait in line for the show to start. Courtesy Gucci

A feast for the senses at the Gucci cruise 2017 show – in pictures

Sarah Maisey

September 06, 2016

  • English
  • Arabic

In June this year, Sarah Maisey of Luxury magazine was invited to attend the cruise 2017 show of Gucci, hosted in the atmospheric Westminster Cloisters in London.

Citing a love of Britishness as the inspiration behind the collection, creative director Alessandro Michele showed an electric visual buffet, that was colourful, rich, and utterly enchanting.

Read this and more stories in Luxury magazine, out with The National on Thursday, September 8.

smaisey@thenational.ae

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