Alessandro Michele, whose high-profile fashion clients include Jared Leto, Billie Eilish, Florence Welch, rockers Måneskin, and singer Harry Styles, is leaving the house of Gucci as creative director. His exit was announced Wednesday, ending an eight-year run. Womenswear Daily reported Michele’s expected departure on Tuesday, citing sources that said Michele had failed to meet a … Read more
Alessandro Michele. Rob Latour/Shutterstock Moving on. Gucci‘s creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving the Italian fashion house. The luxury label announced his departure in a press release on Wednesday, November 23, explaining that the designer is “stepping down.” President Marco Bizarri and CEO of Kering François-Henri Pinault applauded Michele, 49, in the memo. “I was … Read more
Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele attend the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/ hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/ Harry Styles and Alessandro Michele attend the 2019 Met Gala … Read more
French luxury group Kering has announced the departure of Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele after a period of underperformance at its biggest and most profitable brand. Kering did not say who would succeed Michele, who has left with immediate effect. Making the correct new appointment will be key for Kering because the Italian brand brings … Read more