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Alessandro Michele

Creative Director, Valentino

The surprise choice for Gucci creative director re-energised the historic house in a matter of months and now he is set to take the helm at Valentino.

Alessandro Michele
Retail

Gucci’s Roadmap for Growth

President and chief executive Marco Bizzarri talks future growth, that leaked video message to employees and continued trouble with China’s e-commerce ecosystem.

Retail

Gucci’s Roadmap for Growth

President and chief executive Marco Bizzarri talks future growth, that leaked video message to employees and continued trouble with China’s e-commerce ecosystem.


China

Navigating New Business Frontiers at the BoF China Summit

Executives from Tmall, Tencent, Gucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Harrods and Bulgari gathered during Shanghai Fashion Week to debate hot-button issues at the BoF China Summit.

China

Navigating New Business Frontiers at the BoF China Summit

Executives from Tmall, Tencent, Gucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Harrods and Bulgari gathered during Shanghai Fashion Week to debate hot-button issues at the BoF China Summit.


News & Analysis

Why Star Designers (Typically) Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.

News & Analysis

Why Star Designers (Typically) Don’t Get Their Own Labels

Launching a Nicolas Ghesquière or Hedi Slimane brand is risky business, even for a major conglomerate, due to high capital expenditure requirements and the quandary of trademark ownership.


Luxury

Marco Bizzarri Reassures Gucci Staff Over Looming Era of Slower Growth

The Gucci chief executive said in a message to store employees they should not be daunted by signs of a slowdown or variations in daily performances.

Luxury

Marco Bizzarri Reassures Gucci Staff Over Looming Era of Slower Growth

The Gucci chief executive said in a message to store employees they should not be daunted by signs of a slowdown or variations in daily performances.


News & Analysis

Louis Vuitton, Chanel Are the Most Valuable Brands, But Gucci is Gaining

BoF can exclusively reveal Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2018. The value of luxury brands is increasing faster than any other sector, with Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci leading the pack.

News & Analysis

Louis Vuitton, Chanel Are the Most Valuable Brands, But Gucci is Gaining

BoF can exclusively reveal Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2018. The value of luxury brands is increasing faster than any other sector, with Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci leading the pack.


Fashion Week

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.

Fashion Week

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.


Fashion Week

Gucci's Surreal Living Tapestry

Alessandro Michele thrives on a kind of timeless overload, and there is no other designer who embraces huge, difficult ideas with such enthusiasm.

Fashion Week

Gucci's Surreal Living Tapestry

Alessandro Michele thrives on a kind of timeless overload, and there is no other designer who embraces huge, difficult ideas with such enthusiasm.


Creative Class

The Godly Garden of Alessandro Michele’s Gucci

An extra-dimensional spirituality that you can feel but not see animates the designer’s quest at the Italian megabrand.

Creative Class

The Godly Garden of Alessandro Michele’s Gucci

An extra-dimensional spirituality that you can feel but not see animates the designer’s quest at the Italian megabrand.


Fashion Week

The Suffering of Milan Fashion Week

With Gucci off to Paris for a season, there was space to fill, but only a few brave designers rose to the challenge.

Fashion Week

The Suffering of Milan Fashion Week

With Gucci off to Paris for a season, there was space to fill, but only a few brave designers rose to the challenge.


China

Marco Bizzarri, Jessica Liu, Xiao Xue, Gildo Zegna and Chen Xiaodong to Headline BoF China Summit

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the BoF China Summit is back to spark debate among global executives, Chinese fashion industry leaders and our China-based community during Shanghai Fashion Week.

China

Marco Bizzarri, Jessica Liu, Xiao Xue, Gildo Zegna and Chen Xiaodong to Headline BoF China Summit

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the BoF China Summit is back to spark debate among global executives, Chinese fashion industry leaders and our China-based community during Shanghai Fashion Week.


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