Gucci Podcast

Author, World Champion, gaming trailblazer, and host of the House’s three-part esports podcast series Stephanie Harvey speaks with her fellow Gucci Gaming Academy ambassadors, commentator James Bardolph and former professional player Christopher “Get_Right” Alesund. Together, the three mentors for the House’s program supporting young esports players discuss their careers and how gaming can be an important source of comfort during difficult times.

Sea was born out of the childhood friendship between Sean Monahan and Monica Paolini. In their craft-focused collections, they dovetail Monica’s eye for vintage-feeling pieces with Sean’s modern, clean aesthetic. In occasion of their alpine-inspired Vault Altitude collection, host Shahida Bari talks to the co-founders about the brand’s beginnings and its future. Vault is the experimental online store expanding the narrative of the House. Through a careful curation of rare vintage Gucci finds alongside exclusive capsule collections from noteworthy brands, it becomes a meeting place where an impossible conversation becomes an inevitable one. To reveal a few facets of the ongoing dialogues found on Vault, the Gucci Podcast meets with the contemporary creators featured on its virtual shelves.Find out more about Sea on Gucci Vault

Jalen Ramsey’s story is the subject of the new episode of A Hero’s Journey, the narrative series of films created by Gucci and GQ Sports. Each chapter explores the lives of modern sporting icons, asking them to share their often-challenging road to the top, while showcasing key looks from the latest Cruise 2023 collection as well as signature travel pieces. Interviewed by Tayo Popoola, Ramsey reminisces about his childhood, his biggest influences, the importance of family, and his future goals. 

To introduce the Gucci Gaming Academy, a program created with FACEIT to support the development of up-and-coming gaming talent on their path to pro, author, World Champion, and gaming trailblazer, Stephanie Harvey, hosts a mini-series of podcasts celebrating Good Game, the motto for Gucci’s ventures into virtual worlds. In this episode, she speaks with Kaia “KiKi” Holmen and Lukasz “MWLKY” Pachucki who are two talents of the Gucci Gaming Academy, as well as one of their coaches, Niclas "enkay J" Krumhorn. The group discusses the importance of supporting aspiring esports professionals inside and outside the game, while addressing some common misconceptions about gamers in general. 

Luar is a reflection of Raul Lopez, and vice versa. In honor of his special collection of Ana bags on Vault, he sits down with host Shahida Bari to talk about his culture, childhood, family, and identity, considering the ways in which they feed into his unique designs and entrepreneurial vision. Vault is the experimental online store expanding the narrative of the House. Through a careful curation of rare vintage Gucci finds alongside exclusive capsule collections from noteworthy brands, it becomes a meeting place where an impossible conversation becomes an inevitable one. To reveal a few facets of this ongoing dialogue on Vault, the Gucci Podcast meets with the contemporary creators featured on its virtual shelves.

Per celebrare il centenario della nascita di Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bomba Dischi, etichetta discografica indipendente, in collaborazione con Gucci, con la curatela di Clara Tosi Pamphili e Giuseppe Garrera, hanno dato vita al progetto “Canzonette”, un vinile in edizione limitata e non disponibile in commercio, in cui un gruppo di musicistə, tra cui Ariete, Giorgio Poi, CLAVDIO, Franco 126, Pop X e Giacomo Laser, ha scelto e reinterpretato cinque brani legati all’opera dell’artista, udibili unicamente durante il percorso espositivo. In occasione dell’apertura della mostra, gli artisti e i curatori si ritrovano per esplorare il legame che da sempre unisce Pasolini alla musica, raccontando il progetto, le emozioni e i pensieri nati da questa esperienza.Il vinile, la cui grafica è composta da opere originali dell’illustratore Martoz, si colloca all’interno della mostra“Pier Paolo Pasolini. Tutto è santo. Il corpo poetico”, visitabile al Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma fino al 26 febbraio 2023.Nell'episodio è possibile ascoltare alcuni estratti delle tracce contenute nel vinile: Ariete interpreta il ‘Valzer della toppa’, originariamente cantata sia da Laura Betti che da Gabriella Ferri, Giorgio Poi regala una sua versione di ‘Che cosa sono le nuvole’ di Domenico Modugno mentre Pop X e Giacomo Laser offrono una versione stravolta di ‘Amara terra mia’, sempre di Modugno.  

C2C Festival, born in Turin in 2002 as Club To Club, is an international festival of avant-garde music and new pop. Since 2017, Gucci and C2C Festival started a creative collaboration celebrating music and art. Hosted by DJ and broadcaster Lil C and created in collaboration with the festival and Gucci Beauty, a partner of the upcoming events, this episode of the Gucci Podcast celebrates their 20-year anniversary with special interviews to Sergio Ricciardone and Guido Savini from C2C Festival's artistic direction and to musical artists including London-based duo, Jockstrap, and and Romy Madley Croft from The xx. 

Anya Paintsil is a Welsh and Ghanaian artist working primarily with textiles. From rug hooking to embroidery, her assemblages evoke tactile tapestry on the one hand, and constitute semi-sculptural interventions on the other. Playful and profound, flippant and forceful, her practice engages the language of fibers — of all kinds — with interrogations of materiality and political personhood. To celebrate Anya’s new exhibition in New York, Hannah Traore, founder and director of the Hannah Traore Gallery—a space committed to advocating for artists who have been historically marginalized—invited the artist on the Gucci Podcast. The result is a conversation about Anya’s art, the meaning of hair represented in her show, and her life as a Black artist growing up in Wales for a special episode debuting during Black History month in the UK.This episode was produced by Gucci Equilibrium, the House’s commitment to generate positive change for people and for our planet.

Enabling individuals to begin a journey towards self-discovery and holistic wellness the new Gucci x Oura smart ring monitors heart rate, temperature, and sleep activity, empowering the wearer to unlock their potential through insight and guidance provided by the ŌURA App. Presenting the ring and talking about well-being and mental health are guest host, creator and entrepreneur, Chriselle Lim, in conversation with Olympic champion, author and entrepreneur, Lindsey Vonn.

Founded in 2009 by Lev Tanju and Gareth Skewis, Palace has quickly transcended its status as a skateboard-focused brand, becoming the underdog force defining men’s fashion by not trying at all, but rather following an irreverent instinct. Invited by Creative Director Alessandro Michele to shake things up within the House’s repertoire of historic codes, Palace has designed its own collection for Gucci, found only on Vault. In this episode, host Shahida Bari talks to Lev Tanju, discussing the creative trajectory of Palace from its beginnings in a skate house in London’s Lower Marsh Street all the way up to its special collection for Vault.