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Marisa Berenson is so deeply entwined with the house of Valentino that she once had the founder do her ironing. He may have been pressing the wedding dress he'd designed for her, minutes before her 1976 nuptials to James Randall, but still, it's safe to assume Mr. Garavani doesn't iron for just anyone.

Françoise Hardy. Catherine Deneuve. Loulou de la Falaise. Betty Catroux. The list of long-legged, free-spirited 1970s French beauties is endless and continues to be an alluring source of inspiration-and envy-for women across the globe. That carefree nonchalance has been running through several of the collections we've seen so far this season, and Louis Vuitton's resort presentation yesterday was no exception.

With the resort collections, there is a lot of talk about destinations. But here's one that hasn't been mentioned, at least not out loud: The seventies. It's a place that every Gucci collection seems to travel through, in one direction or another, collecting sensuality and stardust along the way.