Alessandro Michele has been announced as the new creative director of Valentino, taking over from Pierpaolo Piccioli who announced his departure last week.
“It’s an incredible honour for me to be welcomed at Maison Valentino,” the Italian designer said. “I feel the immense joy and the huge responsibility to join a Maison de Couture that has the word ‘beauty’ carved on a collective story, made of distinctive elegance, refinement and extreme grace.”
Michele is the former creative director of Gucci, where he gained international fame with his maximalist and gender fluid designs, adored by performers including Harry Styles and Billie Eilish.
The first collection by Michele will be presented during Paris Fashion Week – S/S 2025.
