Most of you have heard about Gucci but do you know the history, of how it became the top brand in the fashion world? Gucci is an Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921. According to Businessweek, this brand generated a revenue of €4.2 billion worldwide in 2008. And also climbed 41st position in the magazine’s annual 2009 “Top Global 100 Brand” chart created by Interbrand. It retained that rank in Interbrand’s 2014 index. Gucci is known as the highest-selling Italian brand.