The Untold Truth Of Paolo Gucci

Paolo Gucci was born on March 29, 1931, one of three sons of Aldo Gucci and Olwen Price. When a new child in the family was born, Guccio(pictured above) would say, according to Sara Gay Forden's book, "The House of Gucci: A True Story of Madness, Glamour, and Greed," "Let him smell a piece of

Paolo Gucci was born on March 29, 1931, one of three sons of Aldo Gucci and Olwen Price. When a new child in the family was born, Guccio (pictured above) would say, according to Sara Gay Forden's book, "The House of Gucci: A True Story of Madness, Glamour, and Greed," "Let him smell a piece of leather, for it is the smell of his future." That's because as far as Guccio was concerned, his grandchildren were born into the Gucci family business and would fill important positions in the company one day. As teenagers, Aldo's sons were encouraged to work in the shop by Guccio. They would wrap packages and deliver parcels as Aldo had once done. For Guccio, it was the only way to learn the family business: Start from the bottom and work your way up.

However, just as Guccio was a domineering father to Aldo, Aldo was extremely hard on his sons, per the Los Angeles Times. And for his freethinking ways, Paolo often bore the brunt of it. Once, as punishment for a nominal error in judgment, Aldo gave Paolo's dog away, according to Forden's book, leaving Paolo inconsolable for a week. Still, Paolo stuck with the family business and got out from under the thumb of his father by working for his Uncle Vasco in the factory, where they both learned Paolo had a talent for design, refining several of his ideas for a full line of Gucci offerings.

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