Like gelato and talking with one's hands, the genderless accessory has become one of Italy's most adored cultural exports.
Like gelato and talking with one’s hands, the Gucci Horsebit loafer is one of Italy’s most adored cultural exports. An early exemplar of la dolce vita lifestyle, nonchalant luxury, and brand virality, it was released in 1953, at a time of rapid expansion for Gucci—just as the house was opening its Manhattan flagship, at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, on East 58th Street.
As jet-setting paparazzi bait like Sophia Loren, Jane Birkin, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Lee Radziwill beat a path to the Gucci store on Rome’s Via Condotti, the Horsebit became an early It shoe, and it didn’t take long for its popularity to spread Stateside. As ubiquitous as Gucci is now, thanks to its global retail footprint and enviable digital reach, it’s hard to imagine how unheard of it was in those days for a design to hijack the international spotlight, and to appeal to both women and men.
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