Gucci has appointed Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s head accessories designer, as Frida Giannini’s successor. As the new Creative Director of Gucci , Alessandro Michele has total creative responsibility for all of Gucci’s collections and its brand image. Alessandro’s first collection in his new role will be for Women’s ready-to-wear for Autumn/Winter 2015-16 to be presented on 25 February, in Milan.
Alessandro studied at the prestigious Academy of Costume & Fashion in Rome.
He forged his early design career inside Fendi where he was Senior Accessories Designer. A rising talent, he was tapped by Tom Ford in 2002 and moved to Gucci’s London-based Design Office.
Over his 12-year tenure inside the Gucci design studio, Alessandro held a variety of roles. In 2006 he was named Leather Goods Design Director and promoted in May 2011 as Associate to then Creative Director Frida Giannini.
It was during the Gucci Men’s Fall/Winter 2015-16 runway show where Alessandro first revealed a contemporary new direction for the House.
Commenting on the appointment, Marco Bizzarri, President and CEO of Gucci, said: “After a considered and thorough selection process, Alessandro Michele has been chosen to assume the role as Gucci Creative Director, based upon the contemporary vision he has articulated for the brand that he will now bring to life. Alessandro and I are fully aligned on this new contemporary vision needed by the brand and we will be continuously inspired by that new identity in our respective roles and duties.”
We sit in eager anticipation for the vision Alessandro has for the Gucci Women’s ready-to-wear Autumn/Winter 2015-16 collection!
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