There Is Only One Gucci

Circa 1999: Creative genius Tom Ford and his attorney, Gucci's CEO, Domenico De Sole, are the kings of the fashion world. Opposite Italy, France's Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton's founder, is furious that he missed an opportunity to purchase Gucci five years prior, when the Italian luxury house was flailing and its price tag had been marked down dramatically. Set on the stage of the fashion world and narrated by Ford, Krista's award-winning script, "There Is Only One Gucci," is based on the true story of the iconic Gucci family and the brand’s revival, which ultimately led to the knock-down-drag-out fight between Arnault’s nefarious takeover attempt of what had become Ford and De Sole's spectacular empire. A modern David vs. Goliath tale, TIOOG softens the legal battle by layering it with the love story between Ford and his partner, Richard Buckley, journalist and editor. The following excerpt details Buckley helping Ford process the aftermath of his landmark AW 1995 show.