After constantly being photographed in Alessandro Michele’s designs for the Italian luxury house, EXO boyband member, Kai, earned the nickname “Human Gucci”. As such, the creative director of Gucci has decided to make the 26-year-old Korean talent the star of the latest special collection, one that is named after him and features a cuddly plushie as the capsule’s main motif.
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“This is the first time Gucci has launched a collection with a Korean celebrity. I am incredibly grateful and just as thrilled. It’s not easy to have a collection with your name. It’s a huge opportunity and an act of fortune, so I’m at a loss of words to describe how happy I am that it came to me,” said Kai in an interview with Esquire Korea. The Kai X Gucci capsule collection highlights a classic childhood toy—the teddy bear, wearing a blue bow tie—which becomes the reoccurring motif throughout a collection of sneakers, small leather goods, handbags and ready-to-wear for both sexes.
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