“There are times when the paths diverge because of the different points of view on each side. Today an extraordinary journey ends for me, for more than twenty years, within a company to which I have tirelessly devoted all my creative love and passion. During this long period, Gucci has been my home, and my adoptive family. To this extended family and to all the individuals who have supported and cared for me, I send my heartfelt thanks.” Alessandro Michele Farewell, after seven years, to the creative direction of the Italian house.
In his writings, which he shared with more than a million followers on Instagram, he added: “With them, I wished, dreamed, imagined. Without them, nothing I built would have been possible. My sincere wish goes to them: that Keep cultivating your dreams, the subtle, intangible things that make life worth living. Continue to feed on poetic and inclusive images, while staying true to your values. Live always with your passion, driven by the winds of freedom.”
Reasons for leaving Alessandro Michele Gucci
Although rumors about Michelle’s departure from the iconic luxury brand had been going strong for days, there were several factors that caused the designer to make the decision to leave the company after twenty years in the business, seven of which he starred as creative director.
According to the fashion media, the reasons could be related to the fact that They were going to require a “deep aesthetic makeover” from him to rebranddecision, which he did not agree with. On the other hand, other publications have put a magnifying glass on the CEO of Kering – the business conglomerate under whose umbrella Gucci is located -, François-Henri Pinaultwho predicted another future for the brand.
In this sense, they suggest that the relationship between the designer and the businessman could have come to an end and that their relationship is no longer as strong as it was at other times. Under new management, Gucci will have to reinvent itself, especially considering the very strong identity that Michelle has left as a mark in the latest collections..
On the other hand, it is not such a simple thing as a trend, recently many companies have changed their creative direction, such as Bottega Veneta (Who continued to lead in November 2021 Matthew Blasey) s barbaricWho faced the departure of the iconoclast Riccardo Tisci To make room for the former Vinita, Daniel Lee.
Although at the moment it is not known who will take over the reins of Gucci after the announcement, a phrase Michel gave in one of his last interviews with Vogue magazineLast September:The instinct in this moment is telling me: “Slow down. Hold your ground. Stay in your body.”. Maybe this is next. After many voices, silence.
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