ACCESSORIES

In the Mood For… Gucci Loafers

by Emilia Petrarca

Gucci Loafer

Since the ‘60s, Gucci loafers have been a wardrobe staple of the jetset. Today, It girls like Alexa Chung and The Blonde Salad’s Chiara Ferragni are bringing back the look with bright colors and serious studs. Here, a stylish brief of how they’ve been worn throughout history.

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Jane Birkin poses for her boyfriend Serge Gainsbourg at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival wearing a crop top and Gucci loafers.

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2

French singer Francoise Hardy shows off her long and lean legs with some loafers in the ‘60s.

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3

Lee Radziwill and her sister Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis embody the classic 1970’s London prep look that Guccio Gucci so admired.

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4

Actress Jodie Foster proves that Gucci loafers can do double duty as skate shoes at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.

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5

Alexa Chung, the modern British It girl, has made loafers a part of her signature look. Here she steps out in tassels at the Scottish Fashion Awards in 2012.

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6

Alessandro Michele brings the loafer back to the runway at Gucci’s Fall 2015 presentation.

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Blogger Chiara Ferragni steps out at New York Spring 2015 fashion week in studded Gucci loafers.

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8

Always one for pushing the fashion envelope, Gwen Stefani wears bright yellow loafers with overalls in Los Angeles.

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Street style icon Veronika Heilbrunner also pairs Gucci loafers with overalls at London Spring 2015 fashion week.

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Actress Dakota Johnson is on trend at Gucci’s Cruise 2016 show in New York.

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