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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
Luxury

The Fashion World Remembers Virgil Abloh

The industry pays tribute to the much-loved designer, whose death was announced on Sunday.

Luxury

The Fashion World Remembers Virgil Abloh

The industry pays tribute to the much-loved designer, whose death was announced on Sunday.


Luxury

Unpacking Gucci’s Hollywood Show

While luxury peers have largely returned to traditional fashion weeks, the Italian megabrand landed in Los Angeles this week for an off-schedule extravaganza.

Luxury

Unpacking Gucci’s Hollywood Show

While luxury peers have largely returned to traditional fashion weeks, the Italian megabrand landed in Los Angeles this week for an off-schedule extravaganza.


Luxury

Decoding Gucci’s Latest Digital Experiment

Tim Blanks talks to Alessandro Michele about Gucci’s new online concept store, Vault, and why the designer plans to stage a ‘surprise’ show despite skipping Milan fashion week.

Luxury

Decoding Gucci’s Latest Digital Experiment

Tim Blanks talks to Alessandro Michele about Gucci’s new online concept store, Vault, and why the designer plans to stage a ‘surprise’ show despite skipping Milan fashion week.


Media

Gucci Is First to Bet Big on Katie Grand’s New ‘Perfect’ Magazine

The debut magazine from the stylist’s new content agency is centred around an audio and visual project created with the Italian luxury brand.

Media

Gucci Is First to Bet Big on Katie Grand’s New ‘Perfect’ Magazine

The debut magazine from the stylist’s new content agency is centred around an audio and visual project created with the Italian luxury brand.


Fashion Week

Is There a New Gucci Brewing?

Tim Blanks talks in-depth to Alessandro Michele about his multi-day ‘GucciFest’ and desire to transcend ‘the old world’ before the pandemic.

Fashion Week

Is There a New Gucci Brewing?

Tim Blanks talks in-depth to Alessandro Michele about his multi-day ‘GucciFest’ and desire to transcend ‘the old world’ before the pandemic.


Luxury

Olding Is the New Blanding: Luxury Brands Look Back to Get Ahead

After an era of streamlined logos and nearly constant drops of Instagrammable merchandise, European fashion houses are reasserting brand signatures from their pasts to signal lasting value in an uncertain market.

Luxury

Olding Is the New Blanding: Luxury Brands Look Back to Get Ahead

After an era of streamlined logos and nearly constant drops of Instagrammable merchandise, European fashion houses are reasserting brand signatures from their pasts to signal lasting value in an uncertain market.


Luxury

Can ‘New Bottega’ Balance Hype, Heritage and Rapid Growth?

Amid surging sales, Bottega Veneta needs to keep up the momentum without losing its discreet charm. CEO Bartolomeo Rongone talks exclusively to BoF about the reinvention of the Italian heritage brand and where it’s headed from here.

Luxury

Can ‘New Bottega’ Balance Hype, Heritage and Rapid Growth?

Amid surging sales, Bottega Veneta needs to keep up the momentum without losing its discreet charm. CEO Bartolomeo Rongone talks exclusively to BoF about the reinvention of the Italian heritage brand and where it’s headed from here.


Luxury

For Luxury Brands, the Latest Battle Is for Local Customers

In the third quarter, Gucci underperformed LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division as well as Kering stablemates like Saint Laurent, underscoring the growing importance of local customers in the age of Covid-19.

Luxury

For Luxury Brands, the Latest Battle Is for Local Customers

In the third quarter, Gucci underperformed LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division as well as Kering stablemates like Saint Laurent, underscoring the growing importance of local customers in the age of Covid-19.


Luxury

Luxury's Coronavirus Recovery: Who's Ahead and Who’s Behind?

Some sank, others surged. BoF examines how Kering, Hermès and Moncler stacked up against the high bar set by LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division last week.

Luxury

Luxury's Coronavirus Recovery: Who's Ahead and Who’s Behind?

Some sank, others surged. BoF examines how Kering, Hermès and Moncler stacked up against the high bar set by LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division last week.


Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Balenciaga Autumn/Winter 2006, 28 February, 2006

BoF’s editor at large looks back at one of Nicolas Ghesquière's most memorable collections for the house — one that would influence fashion for years to come.

Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Balenciaga Autumn/Winter 2006, 28 February, 2006

BoF’s editor at large looks back at one of Nicolas Ghesquière's most memorable collections for the house — one that would influence fashion for years to come.


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