Esther Heesch in Gucci Cruise 2023 by George Katsanakis for Harper's Bazaar Greece

German model Esther Heesch greets 2023 in a Gucci fashion story covering the January issue of Harper’s Bazaar Greece. The ‘Gucci Cosmogonie’ Cruise 2023 Collection took a turn in the direction of sophisticated elegance with a strong hit of verve.

Simultaneously, Gucci has opened its first Valigeria Luggage store in Paris to advance its footprint in the luxury travel sector.

Although the backdrops are visually different between photographer George Katsanakis’ [IG]fashion story for Harper’s Greece and the Gucci Cosmogonie campaign lensed by Mert & Marcus, the clothes are the same.

We are in the domain of the Smart Sensuality woman, AOC always discusses. It’s been the core of my consulting practice for years.

In the Harper’s Bazaar Greece translation about the fashion story styled by Marilena Karagianni, the marriage of the actual clothes in the Gucci Cosmogonie Cruise collection and the expansion of the ‘Gucci Valigeria’ DNA is the pursuit for an “endless journey based on knowledge, experience, freedom and style”.

I’ve chopped off this article as it ran forward into another 1500-word post. A second essay will follow.

Let me say that the ‘endless journey’ referenced by Harper’s Greece must include having an inquiring mind. Western liberal democracies do not have all the answers, and we never did.

Being truly inquisitive about the heritage and true stories of other cultures is mandatory for luxury houses pursuing this business path. Our own knowledge as western liberals is deeply flawed and filled — not only with prejudice — but also ignorance about other great, ancient cultures. ~ Anne