"Gucci Ken Scott", a tribute to the fashion gardener

Despite the cold temperatures and the winter numbness being felt carrying the weight of a pandemic that has not yet been overcome, it is very close to the arrival of spring and, therefore, to the blossoming of flowers. The flowers that, with their colors so delicate and full of vitality, always remain the most banal cliché in the history of fashion. Hundreds, even thousands, will be the designers who let themselves be inspired by this common and quite sophisticated element, proposing them in different variations but, certainly nothing already seen, if placed in the hands of Alessandro Michele. Again, the designer managed to amaze by creating something new, never explored before.

Who among you, in fact, knows the name of Ken Scott? Unfortunately not many, unless you are big fashion fans or have had the good fortune to live between the 60s and 70s to admire those famous floral creations, appreciated and worn by the greatest female icons of the time. Peonies, roses, poppies and sunflowers in an oversized version were the flowers he preferred for his models, so much so that they earned the nickname “the gardener of fashion”. Like the designers of the past, he knew how to draw from every artistic expression, a true creative genius who certainly does not deserve to vanish into oblivion.

A genius that today almost seems to come back to life in the surprising creations of Alessandro Michele. As the designer states: «Ken Scott was a great creator of fabrics. He portrayed flowers with romance and introduced them to pop culture. He treated the flowers as if they were shop signs, multiplied them, made them stand out in an enchanting way. I love his work because I’m obsessed with floral prints ».

Through a post on Instagram, the Gucci brand has thus announced its latest capsule collection, a continuation of the Epilogue collection, which combines the colorful prints of the American designer with the extravagance and eccentricity of the fashion house. An explosion of flowers dominates the collection and beyond… From tailored suits, to bowling suits, from outerwear to underwear, each garment is characterized by bright colors with a great visual impact.

Particular attention falls on accessories such as the “Jackie 1961” and the “Dionysus” enriched with stylized flowers as if they were drawn directly on the bags, as well as the “Parsuit” sneakers proposed in a variant of black fabric with a print depicting the initials KS and the GG monogram in gold.

The background is a homely setting which, among the motifs of the wallpaper, the patterns of the curtains and the contrasting prints of the furniture, give life to a floral composition. A chaotic inverse, over the top, but which strangely manages to always find the right balance thanks to the mastery of Gucci and his designer. The “Gucci Ken Scott” collection is already available in stores and on the official website of the Florentine brand, just in time for the arrival of the first spring bloom!

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Irene Larussa

Irene è diplomata in fashion styling presso l'Istituto Marangoni. Di origini calabresi, vive attualmente a Milano. E' alla costante ricerca di stimoli nuovi da cui trarre ispirazione per alimentare le sue più grandi passioni: styling, grafica e scrittura. Il suo sogno è infatti lavorare nella redazione di un fashion magazine.