Well people, the guessing game is finally over. Kering
owned luxury brand Gucci has announced the appointment of accessories designer,
Alessandro Michele as the new creative director. Michele will have the total
creative responsibility for all of Gucci’s collection; including its brand image.
He will be filling in Frida Giannini shoes, the outgoing creative director, who
left the Florentin brand, a month earlier than expected.
An alumnus of Rome’s Accademia di
Costume e di Moda, Michele joined Gucci in the year 2002.Prior to that
he was working with Fendi as a Senior Accessories Designer. In the year 2011 he
became Frida Giannini’s associate. In September 2014, he was also appointed as
the creative director for Gucci’s porcelain brand, Richard Ginori.
This comes just after the
brand’s Fall Winter 2015 runway show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week.
Because of Frida’s sudden exit, the feasibility of the show was almost uncertain.
However, hats off to Michele and his team’s effort, the brand was able to pull
off the show within a very little time of just five days .At the end of the show, Alessandro
along with his team of designers took a collective bow. That itself was a big
indication of today’s announcement.
Red blouse with pussy bow, shirts with peter- pan
collar, high waited loose trousers, lace top and mink lined sandals were some
of the pieces of the collection, something that we have never seen before under
Giannini’s creative direction. A red lace top will not be appealing to most of
the men, nor has a commercial value; however the newness in the design
philosophy of the brand was evident. The change of the guard was explicitly
seen. Is this change good? Well, for that we have to wait and watch.
Michele’s first major
collection will be for Women’s Autumn Winter 2015/16 to be presented on 25th
February during Milan Fashion Week.
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