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Gucci's whimsy-to-chic shift leaves some wanting more

Gucci’s highly anticipated showcase at Milan Fashion Week has garnered mixed reviews from industry insiders, with some feeling that Gucci Ancora's debut collection under the new creative direction of Sabato De Sarno lacked the anticipated fervor. The collection, named "Ancora" meaning "anchor" in Italian, marked a tabula rasa moment, erasing any...

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Will Gucci's interim collections soon be forgotten?

At the womenswear presentations during Milan Fashion Week, Gucci last week presented its second collection without a creative lead. The fall men’s and womenswear collections, designed by the brand’s in-house studio team, received ample coverage, as Gucci remains an important advertiser to most fashion publications. Yet the reviews skewed to the...

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A new subdued Gucci opens Milan Men's Fashion Week

Gucci on Friday debuted its first menswear collection without its former creative director, Alessandro Michele. While simultaneously opening Milan Men’s Fashion Week, it was also Gucci’s first standalone show after years of presenting in a co-ed format. It was certainly a far cry from its September Twinsville presentation. As the sound of a bass...

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Maximalism, Romanticism and Nostalgia: The best of Alessandro Michele at Gucci

It is official, Alessandro Michele is leaving Gucci. In his nearly eight years at the helm of the Florentine fashion house, for which Michele worked for a total of 20 years, his name became synonymous with Gucci. While Fashion can be intimidating, self-indulgent and painstakingly serious, Michele infused the industry with some much-needed...

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Alessandro Michele exits Gucci, Kering confirms

Kering on Wednesday confirmed Alessandro Michele’s exit from Gucci, the latest shakeup in the fashion industry after high profile departures at Burberry, Bottega Veneta and Ferragamo. Mr Michele was a relatively unknown designer when he took the creative reigns at Gucci in 2015 and some saw the appointment by CEO Marco Bizzari as a gamble. Yet...

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Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele reportedly set to exit

Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele is reportedly set to leave the Italian luxury label. It comes after Michele failed to “initiate a strong design shift” at the storied fashion house, an anonymous source told WWD. Another source told the news publication that François-Henri Pinault, the chair and CEO of parent company Kering, is...

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Gucci teams up with Harry Styles for collection

Luxury fashion house Gucci has revealed a new collaboration with Harry Styles, building on the friendship between the brand’s creative director Alessandro Michele and the singer-songwriter. The ‘Gucci HA HA HA’ collection, which the duo said is the “starting point of a creative journey”, consists of a mix of aesthetics, ranging from the pop and...

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MFW: Gucci unveils Adidas collaboration on the catwalk

Gucci unveiled a collaboration with German sportswear giant Adidas at its Milan Fashion Week show. Like its previous hack with Balenciaga, the collection blended the codes of both brands, intertwining luxury and sportswear, with Gucci unveiling a new logo on Twitter prior to the show, the Adidas three trefoil logo with Gucci written underneath....

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The Fashion Awards to honour Gucci’s Alessandro Michele

The British Fashion Council has confirmed that Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele will be honoured with the Trailblazer Award at The Fashion Awards 2021, taking place on November 29 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Trailblazer Award was introduced at The Fashion Awards in 2018 as one of the special recognition accolades,...

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Podcast: Balenciaga presents The Hacker Project

Spanish luxury fashion house Balenciaga has released its new podcast entitled The Hacker Project. In this episode, there is a conversation between Balenciaga's creative director Demna Gvasalia and Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele, led by fashion journalist Alexander Fury. Listen to the podcast below. Source: Balenciaga Podcast via...

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Video: Gucci presents the final episode of short film series

In this video, Gucci presents the final episode of its seven-part short film series called the ‘Ouverture of something that never ended’ directed by Gus Van Sant and Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele. The seven-part series will show the new collection by Alessandro Michele and stars actress Silvia Calderoni. The collection was also...

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Video: Gucci presents episode six of short film series featuring singer Florence Welch

In this video, Gucci presents episode six, featuring singer Florence Welch, of its seven-part short film series called the ‘Ouverture of something that never ended’ directed by Gus Van Sant and Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele. The seven-part series will show the new collection by Alessandro Michele and stars actress Silvia...