Alessandro Michele’s a pretty clever guy. Not only has he driven the rebirth of a label that was finding sales growth elusive, but he’s also driven a major look (maximalism) to be Top Trend at present. And in the process he’s convinced the world to spend way too much money on bags, belts, boots, and…
Why fix it if it isn’t broken? That’s the big question around Gucci at the moment with many fashion observers wondering when (and if) brand saviour Alessandro Michele will shift gear from his eclectic, hugely decorative style. He’s well aware of that speculation but seems not to care for now. With sales rising … no…
In those rare moments when I’m not working, I ponder the meaning of life and other key questions of our age. One of the questions that occasionally pops into my mind is how will Alessandro Michele survive if the fashion pendulum swings back towards minimalism? After all, I can’t really ever see him celebrating the…
It was more of the same on the Gucci runway Wednesday. The same… but different too. The same insofar as it’s clear that Alessandro Michele’s love of geeky/granny/decorative chic wasn’t just a few-seasons-only flirtation, but a deep, lasting commitment. It’s a marriage, not a casual relationship. The differences came with a series of new-season motifs…
Alessandro Michele has out-Michele’d himself for the Gucci pre-fall 2017 collection with a riot of decoration, geeky touches, accessory ideas and much more. But is there anything for the wider industry to plunder in the months ahead or is it just more of the same? Well, yes and yes. It’s become very clear in recent…
And the award for being top of the fashion tree goes to… wait for it…Kering. Now you thought I was going to say Alessandro Michele didn’t you? Or maybe Demna Gvasalia. Well yes, both of them won big at the Fashion Awards (no longer the British Fashion Awards) last night but given that AM won…
DSquared2 is going to combine its men’s and women’s runway show from next year. Is that a good or bad thing? Well it seems the label isn’t switching to a see now, buy now model, which cheers me up no end.
There’s a historical edge to many of the looks seen on the catwalks but it’s more great literary heroines, pop culture versions of fantasy figures or wild distortions of history than a faithful recreation of past style. So while the empire line is having a moment, don’t think Empress Josephine, think Elizabeth Bennet, Miss Havisham,…
The Alessandro Michele story at Gucci has been one of the fashion success stories of the age. Plucked from nowhere (well, plucked from an extremely powerful but surprisingly anonymous position running Gucci’s accessories), he’s remade Gucci since January 2015 and put a big smile on the face of owner Kering by driving up sales and…
Welcome to the year 2000. That’s what it felt like watching Tom Ford’s latest runway collection yesterday. Is that a criticism? Not at all, because the collection was really rather good.
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