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Alessandro Michele

Creative Director, Valentino Spa Maison Valentino

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  • Alessandro Michele talks Right and Wrong in Fashion and Meeting the Best People in the Loos | FN

    April 15, 2025 · 📺 Fashion Neurosis

    Alessandro Michele, creative director of Valentino, is an Italian fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the most visionary and transformative figures in contemporary fashion. He came to prominence with his groundbreaking tenure as Creative Director of Gucci from 2015 to 2022, redefining the brand with his romantic, and gender-fluid aesthetic. Blending poetic historical references with radical reinvention, his designs both seduced and challenged conventional notions of beauty and luxury, making Gucci a symbol of artistic freedom and cultural commentary. Born in Rome in the 70's, he…

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  • Inside Valentino’s Haute Couture Atelier With Alessandro Michele | Vogue

    January 29, 2025 · 📺 Vogue

    On a cold, cloudy day in Paris, in the shadow of the Colonne Vendôme, Valentino’s creative director Alessandro Michele prepares for his first haute couture show for the iconic Italian fashion house. “It’s a beginning… like every beginning, it’s beautiful but also stressful.” As he looks over his collection, Michele reflects on his approach to beauty in contrast to the legendary Valentino Garavani’s. In the atelier, skilled artisans meticulously sew and stitch, their hands moving with practiced precision as they transform delicate fabrics into intricate masterpieces. Michele’s stunning couture…

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  • Alessandro Michele: “There Is Always Mr. Valentino Somewhere With Me.” | The BoF Podcast

    September 25, 2024 · 📺 The Business of Fashion

    Alessandro Michele sits down with Imran Amed to reflect on his evolution as a designer, his deep connection to Valentino’s heritage, and the importance of passion and obsession in achieving creative success. Alessandro Michele’s whimsical, bold vision as creative director of Gucci revitalised the brand, turning it into a cultural juggernaut. Now, he’s attempting to do the same at Valentino, bringing his signature blend of nostalgia, craftsmanship, and artistic risk-taking to reimagine the Roman couture house. “This place has such a specific story,” he says. That name, Valentino—it’s a real…

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  • Alessandro Michele Interview | In the Studio | The New York Times

    September 27, 2015 · 📺 The New York Times

    Alessandro Michele, the creative director of Gucci, loves creative confusion and the palace in Rome he works in. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: http://nyti.ms/1WjfMCa Produced by: JOPPE ROG and JORDAN FULLER Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: http://bit.ly/timesvideonewsletter Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times?…

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