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Raj Debgupta
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@gucci #horsebit #1953 #loafers This year marks the 70th anniversary of the distinctive shoe, recognizable by its metal snaffle flourish, which has become a piece of fashion history — one so renowned that a pair entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection in 1984. Since its creation in 1953, the shoe has been worn in the White House (Bush, 1974), on the promenade of Cannes (Birkin, 1969) and even on red carpets (Wiz wore a pair to the Golden Globe Awards in 2016). Other notable wearers include “The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola, Sophia Loren, Monégasque royal Charlotte Casiraghi, Madonna (who donned a platform version to receive her MTV VMA award for Best Female Video in 1995), Jodie Foster, Brad Pitt during a scene in 1999’s “Fight Club” and, more recently, actor Zoe Kravitz and model Gigi Hadid. Seventy years since its creation, the shoe has proved itself a worthy investment and time-honored wardrobe staple thanks to the smörgåsbord of famous figures seen wearing them — as well as the countless imitations they have inspired. The horsebit loafer is Gucci’s answer to the near-philosophical question: What shoes do I wear? Whether you’re an off-duty model wandering the beaches of the South of France or an esteemed rapper strutting the red carpet, one shoe fits all. #gucci #guccishoes #horsebitloafers #guccigang #menwithclass #menwithstyle #mensfashion #fashion #style #classic #guccimen