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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
Fashion Week

In Milan, Grunge Romantics

On the first day of Milan Fashion Week, appropriation jostled with grungy romanticism.

Fashion Week

In Milan, Grunge Romantics

On the first day of Milan Fashion Week, appropriation jostled with grungy romanticism.


Fashion Week

The Thrill of Vertigo at Gucci

Old Hollywood glamour collided with Gucci’s nu-glam in a mash-up of pattern, texture and extraordinary colours, producing a violent new kind of beauty.

Fashion Week

The Thrill of Vertigo at Gucci

Old Hollywood glamour collided with Gucci’s nu-glam in a mash-up of pattern, texture and extraordinary colours, producing a violent new kind of beauty.


Fashion Week

In London, Fuss-Free Fashion

There is a surprising volume of mannish, no-nonsense looks on the LFW runways this season.  

Fashion Week

In London, Fuss-Free Fashion

There is a surprising volume of mannish, no-nonsense looks on the LFW runways this season.  


News & Analysis

Fashion Calendar Shake-Up 'Negates the Dream' of Luxury, Says Pinault

Gucci customers will have to keep waiting for their catwalk fashions as the Italian brand resists following Burberry in making them available fresh off the runway.

News & Analysis

Fashion Calendar Shake-Up 'Negates the Dream' of Luxury, Says Pinault

Gucci customers will have to keep waiting for their catwalk fashions as the Italian brand resists following Burberry in making them available fresh off the runway.


Luxury

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.

Luxury

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.


Fashion Week

A Schoolboy Dandy

In another chapter in Margaret Howell’s story, blazers and trousers got shorter and boxier.

Fashion Week

A Schoolboy Dandy

In another chapter in Margaret Howell’s story, blazers and trousers got shorter and boxier.


Luxury

Kering’s Sales Beat Estimates as Gucci Returns to Growth

French luxury-goods maker Kering SA reported fourth-quarter revenue growth that beat analyst estimates as the Gucci brand showed the first signs of a turnaround under Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and creative director Alessandro Michele.

Luxury

Kering’s Sales Beat Estimates as Gucci Returns to Growth

French luxury-goods maker Kering SA reported fourth-quarter revenue growth that beat analyst estimates as the Gucci brand showed the first signs of a turnaround under Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and creative director Alessandro Michele.


Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.

Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.


News & Analysis

The Risks of Changing Creative Directors

Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?

News & Analysis

The Risks of Changing Creative Directors

Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?


News & Analysis

How to Fix the Fashion System

With designers departing historic houses and the rise of digital creating a culture of more, more, more, BoF editor at large Tim Blanks joins designer Erdem Moralioglu, blogger Susanna Lau, publicist Daniel Marks and editor JJ Martin to discuss the problems facing the industry and how to fix them.

News & Analysis

How to Fix the Fashion System

With designers departing historic houses and the rise of digital creating a culture of more, more, more, BoF editor at large Tim Blanks joins designer Erdem Moralioglu, blogger Susanna Lau, publicist Daniel Marks and editor JJ Martin to discuss the problems facing the industry and how to fix them.


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