“For me, reworking the past over and over again is a way not to trivialise the garments and not to obsess over hem lengths. What I am interested in, as a matter of fact, is telling a story and, if someone sees fragments of other stories in it, be my guest. I don't have to justify myself. What is urgent for me is what I want to say.”

Italian fashion designer and creative director

Alessandro Michele is an Italian fashion designer and creative director, known for leading Gucci and later Valentino. He worked at Gucci from 2002 to 2022 and became widely recognized for his role in shaping the house’s modern image. From January 2015 until his departure in November 2022, Michele oversaw all of Gucci’s collections and its global brand identity. He is associated with maximalist design and a “Geek-Chic” style that helped renew the brand’s popularity.