Alessandro Michele has officially stepped down as the creative director of Gucci after close to eight years at the iconic fashion brand that saw him both revive and transform the Italian fashion brand.
“The road that Gucci and Alessandro walked together over the past years is unique and will remain as an outstanding moment in the history of the House… His passion, his imagination, his ingenuity and his culture put Gucci center stage, where its place is” CEO, François-Henri Pinault said in an official statement.
Michele, 49, was named among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people back in 2017.
“There are times when paths part ways because of the different perspectives each one of us may have. Today an extraordinary journey ends for me, lasting more than twenty years, within a company to which I have tirelessly dedicated all my love and creative passion” Michele said in an announcement. “During this long period Gucci has been my home, my adopted family,” he said, adding: “Together with them I have wished, dreamed, imagined.”