The House of Gucci: the tell-all about the crazy life of Italy’s most iconic house

When it was announced that there was going to be a movie about the family of Gucci, I, along with the rest of the fashion community, was absolutely ecstatic. Along with the curiosity about the Gucci family, the star-studded cast has promise for a great movie. When researching the upcoming movie, I realized that the movie is actually based on a book, so I decided to read it before the movie came out.

Let me just start off by saying that I highly recommend this book to everyone in fashion and to those who enjoy generational family drama. This book features every event, disagreement, success and failure that the Gucci family endured.

The book starts with the founder, Guccio Gucci, and how he started making the leather good we all know and love. The story then continues through each Gucci generation and deep dives into each Gucci family member. The book really explores the biographies of each family member, and even though it can be a lot of information, the author does a very good job of making their lives interesting. I also appreciate all the background because it helps me understand why each person behaves the way they do.

Based on the trailer, the plotline I think will be followed in the movies is of the Gucci family during the ’80s and ’90s and specifically the story between Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga), Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and Aldo Gucci (Al Pacino). The grandsons and sons of Gucci mark a very interesting chapter in the family history due to the amount of drama and scandal that unfolds. I am excited to see how Lady Gaga portrays Patrizia because in the book she is a character of many layers and is a true force of nature.

My biggest “complaint” with the book is that at times it can get confusing when reading about the different characters. They all have the same last name and names that are similar. This complaint is a rather small one, and you can get used to it pretty fast. Overall, this book is a rollercoaster and it is incredibly hard to believe that most of it was reality. I really appreciate that the book reads more like a fictional novel rather than a nonfiction tell-all book. To all my fashion and scandal lovers out there: please give this book a read before the movie comes out.