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Wu Chun looking at a Gucci horsebit loafer.



LOCAL born international star Wu Chun returned to Brunei on Saturday after attending the 60th anniversary celebration of the legendary Gucci horsebit loafer held in Hong Kong.

Wu Chun has been working with Gucci for years and did a magazine cover with Frida Giannini, the Creative Director of the Italian fashion house Gucci.

A specially handmade Gucci horsebit loafer with Wu Chun’s name engraved on it will be presented to Wu Chun after it is completed in three month’s time.

Wu Chun commented on the trip by saying, “On this trip, I had the opportunity to create my own Gucci loafer with my name engraved on the shoe. I also had the privilege of choosing the types of leather, colours and the three different types of the iconic horsebit to suit my own preference. The process will take two-to-three months, as it is hand-made and it will definitely be an eye-catcher in my shoe wardrobe!”

According to a press statement, in celebration of the legendary horsebit loafer’s 60th anniversary, Gucci presented the 1953 collection for men and women. Creative Director Frida Giannini envisions a bold combination of colours and materials and a new shape bearing the hardware that has inspired a legacy.

It was in 1953 when the double ring and bar motif from the equestrian world debuted on the men’s loafer. Within a few short years, these shoes graced the feet of Hollywood’s leading men, including Clark Gable, John Wayne and Fred Astair, and in 1985 the horsebit loafer became part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – propelling this style to become the most iconic Gucci shoe ever made.



Wu Chun with Frida Giannini, the Creative Director of the Italian fashion house Gucci


The new loafer boasts a tubular construction that requires exceptional skill in its crafting. Only select shoemakers possess the expertise for this highly specialised workmanship: in this construction the insole is absent, so that the shoe is light, pliable and comfortable. For decades, Gucci’s artisans have employed this tradition and passed it down across generations.

The 1953 loafer is available in a wide selection of shades and materials: from patent leather and suede, exotic crocodile and python, and canvas printed with the House’s Flora pattern. While hardware features either antique brass or nickel, one particular style uses studs in an all-over decoration on the upper side, on the trim and the back. Inside each shoe, a special label with the “Gucci 1953 Made in Italy” script recalls the introduction of this design into the House’s vocabulary 60 years ago.

Today this historic loafer is still rooted in the same ideology of its original: a long-lasting classic to wear and love forever.

The shoes are available from November 2012 at select Gucci boutiques worldwide and on gucci.com.



source: http://borneobulletin.brunei-online.com.bn