The print was developed in the 1966 combining the new GG logo and
Gucci's original diamond pattern that used over canvas luggage. It is one of the 'youngest' Gucci icons but I think something that is 44 yo is considered classic.
I have 4 GG-print bags (out of 28) but I do prefer some of other Gucci icons like the horse-bit, marina-rope knot, shopping-knight shield (my favourite - they used to have it on the boxes/tissue paper in the late 1970s) diamond pattern, buckle, Flora and bamboo.
Wearing any brand's logos are either reassuring to the owner or not, I guess the GG-print is the most 'obvious', I guess that's for
you to decide. It's either your style or it isn't. There are many pieces with the vintage diamond print ATM so many go for one of them if you prefer.
The following is from Gucci.com
Guccio Guccis initials were first used in the early Sixties as either single or double Gs as squared-off fastenings for bags, which were developed and made in Guccis own forge at its historic workshop on Via delle Caldaie in Florence. Transferred soon after into a diamond-shaped pattern woven into the best-selling cotton canvas luggage, the GG monogram transported the companys fame, quite literally, around the globe in the much-photographed company of movie stars, aristocrats and socialites.
Reconfigured and deployed in innumerable designs, the eternal GG has appeared and reappeared over time, merged into a circle, back-to-back, inverted, and abstracted. Its been reinvented in silver and gold, burned into luxurious velvet, embossed into leather, stamped onto suede, printed on silks, woven into jacquards, and used in patchworks created using luxurious crocodile and lizard.
A status symbol that crosses generations and cultures - the GG hallmark is now globally synonymous with high glamour, desirability and a contemporary edge.
