Gucci Gucci by Tom Ford AW1996 Silk Shirt

Tom Ford’s fall 1995 debut for Gucci was a landmark moment for the fashion community, described by Vogue as, "one of those hitting-in-the-solar-plexus moments.” However, it landed upon the general public with something of a whimper. “People were maybe a little bit too afraid to celebrate hedonism on the runway,” mused Ford, though more likely the public was unaccustomed to associating such fashion forward work with stuffy Gucci branding. Over the following two seasons, Gucci began to conquer the zeitgeist, with Fall 1996 serving as something of a coming-out-party. The presentation was declare…