The designer who with his creativity revolutionized the Gucci house is ready for a new challenge: Alessandro Michele will lead Valentine starting from the next one April 2. Thus ends the era of Pierpaolo Piccoliwho left the company afterward 25 years old of which 16 as creative director – from 2008 with Maria Grazia Chiuri and from 2016 individually. Michele instead he was the creative director of Gucci from the 2015 to 2022when he was then replaced by the equally talented one Saturday De Sarno. Now (finally!) he will work on RomeWhere Valentino Garavani In the 1960 he founded his own prestigious fashion house. Palazzo Mignanelli, the historic headquarters of the brand, awaits him – with no small expectations! – given his rich wealth of experience.
He would be behind his appointment Jacopo Venturininow CEO of Valentinewith a past from Prada and as top manager of Gucci precisely during the years of the creative direction of Alessandro Michele. That will be his first collection spring/summer 2025 scheduled for Fashion Week Parisian show in October and will certainly be the most anticipated of the season. A certainly important change of direction for red Valentinewhich will become increasingly closer to an aesthetic between glamor and kitsch.
The designer brings a refined, unique style, a hymn to art and a strong, decisive and highly visionary aesthetic. A genderless, inclusive imaginary, rich in cultural references, for a fashion that has no gender. It is no coincidence that the designer is loved by celebrities, and is the one who – among many examples – marked a breaking point in the singer’s wardrobe Harry Stylesthen official muse of Gucci, making it an icon of reinterpreted masculinity, with a touch of retro, including lace, bows and mischievous transparencies. Or again i Maneskin And Jared Leto. Among his many revolutions, therefore, how can we fail to remember that gender fluidity, the backbone of the redefinition of gender canons which today – above all thanks to him – is found in (almost) all fashion brands.
