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Giving up most of their shares in the Gucci company are the sons of Aldo, 83, the sole surviving son of the founder. A nephew of Aldo's, Maurizio Gucci, is still claiming 50% ownership in the firm, but his three cousins are contesting him in Italian court on the ground that he inherited his shares by forging his father's signature...
...DIED. Maurizio Vitale, 41, Italian clothing magnate, who outraged the Vatican in the early 1970s by pairing bulging buttocks and parodies of Christian teachings in ads for his Jesus Jeans; of AIDS; in Turin, Italy. Never publicity shy, Vitale followed up a $100 million 1979 jeans-and-jacket sale to the Soviet Union by becoming official supplier of off-track uniforms to the 1984 U.S. Olympic team...
...Maurizio Cardano, a city councilman in Naples, where housing is in such short supply that many newlyweds have to live with their parents, had an idea. Why not set aside a few acres of police-protected parkland overlooking the Bay of Naples as a giardino dell'eros, or love garden, where young couples could park their cars and safely enjoy a bit of privacy? But Cardano's suggestion has drawn a storm of protest, especially from the Roman Catholic Church. A Catholic weekly grumbled that it would "legitimize fornication and extramarital adventures." Corrado Cardinal Ursi told a crowd...
...stakes behind the squabble are considerable. Founded in Florence in 1906 by Maurizio's grandfather, the firm markets products ranging from $80 shoes to $6,000 handbags in 150 stores and 200 franchise outlets worldwide (1982 sales: a reported $300 million). In the U.S., Gucci gewgaws can be found on Fifth Avenue and Rodeo Drive, as well as in department stores like Macy's and Denver Dry Goods. Great care is taken to maintain the quality that has earned the loyalty of such customers as King Juan Carlos of Spain and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's wife Raisa, as well...
Even as the Guccis battle enemies around them, they seem unable to forge a workable peace within. The suit against Maurizio is only the latest family feud to land in the courts. In 1982, Aldo was sued by his son Paolo, 54, formerly Gucci's chief designer, who accused his father, brothers and cousin Maurizio of beating him up to settle an argument during a riotous board of directors meeting...