As I write this piece, the dust from the news that Gucci would be parting ways with creative director Alessandro Michele has already settled. The announcement that Michele’s journey of more than 20 years with the House had come to an end was made on 24 November 2022, and it shook the fashion industry to its core.
In the seven years since Michele took on the mantle of Creative Director in 2015, he has made Gucci a byword for new luxury, where eclecticism and eccentricity
