Don Emilio Pucci, Marchese di Barsento was an Italian aristocrat, fashion designer and politician. He and his eponymous company are synonymous with geometric prints in a kaleidoscope of colors.
Emilio Pucci in 1963
1970s Emilio Pucci cocktail dress sold at Frederick & Nelson in Seattle.
Pucci skirt and dress, 2007. The colourful style of prints associated with Emilio Pucci designs are often called "Pucci prints".
The Pucci family has been a prominent noble family in Florence over the course of many centuries. A recent notable member of this family was Emilio Pucci, an Italian fashion designer who founded a clothing company after World War II.
The Pucci family's emblem, with the moor's head
The Pucci family's coat of arms at the Palazzo Pucci in Florence
Nastagio degli Onesti, fourth panel, Sandro Botticelli
The Pucci emblem on the floor of Santissima Annunziata - the headband originally bore three hammers (symbol of the family's ancestral profession), later replaced by three Ts to represent the acronym of the family motto Tempore tempora tempera ("time is a great healer")