Prints charming: a visual history of Pucci – in pictures

An updated version of the Taschen book, Pucci by Vanessa Friedman and Laudomia Pucci, offers an insight into fashion’s first family of print

Main image: Pretty in pink: a Pucci model from 1969. Photograph: Pucci/Taschen

  • Emilio Pucci and his daughter, Laudomia, in the Palazzo Pucci, Florence, 1986.
    Emilio Pucci and his daughter, Laudomia, in the Palazzo Pucci, Florence, 1986.

  • A model in palazzo pyjamas and a printed silk turban embroidered with Swarovski crystals, from the Pucci autumn/winter 1969 collection.
    A model in palazzo pyjamas and a printed silk turban embroidered with Swarovski crystals, from the Pucci autumn/winter 1969 collection.

  • A model in 2016 wearing the ‘Tagliatella’ scarf and skirt featuring the ‘Piume’ motif. The handbag shows the ‘Monreale’ print.
    A model in 2016 wearing the ‘Tagliatella’ scarf and skirt featuring the ‘Piume’ motif. The handbag shows the ‘Monreale’ print.

  • A “Quadrifoglio” print scarf, 1971, in cotton gabardine.
    A “Quadrifoglio” print scarf, 1971, in cotton gabardine.

  • Beyoncé. wearing a custom-made blue dress and boots by Pucci, in New York during her ‘Mrs Carter Show World Tour’ in 2013.
    Beyoncé. wearing a custom-made blue dress and boots by Pucci, in New York during her ‘Mrs Carter Show World Tour’ in 2013.

  • A model wears a silk shirt featuring the ‘Nisida’ motif for Elle Brazil, 2018.
    A model wears a silk shirt featuring the ‘Nisida’ motif for Elle Brazil, 2018.

  • A printed top and skirt from the spring/summer 2017 Collection.
    A printed top and skirt from the spring/summer 2017 Collection.

  • A ‘Naga’ print scarf in silk twill from 1964.
    A ‘Naga’ print scarf in silk twill from 1964.

  • Liu Wen wears a dress embroidered with golden thread, featuring the ‘Scorpio’ motif, from 2015/16. As seen in Harper’s Bazaar China.
    Liu Wen wears a dress embroidered with golden thread, featuring the ‘Scorpio’ motif, from 2015/16. As seen in Harper’s Bazaar China.

  • A quilted and embroidered down jacket from the autumn/winter 2018/19 collection.
    A quilted and embroidered down jacket from the autumn/winter 2018/19 collection.
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