Gucci’s Alessandro Michele: The New Romantic
Alessandro Michele’s vision for Gucci is more eclectic magpie than sexed-up glamazon. Following him to China for a museum exhibition, David Amsden tracks the designer’s fairy-tale ascent.
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A model in his installation, Gucci Tian, 2015. Model wears Gucci.
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Alessandro Michele, photographed in October at “No Longer/ Not Yet,” at the Minsheng Art Museum, in Shanghai.
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A model in the installation by the artist Unskilled Worker (Helen Downie), with portraits depicting looks from Gucci’s fall 2015 men’s and women’s collections. Model wears Gucci.
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Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, flanked by (from left) the artists Li Shurui, Helen Downie, Rachel Feinstein, and Cao Fei.
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A model in Li’s installation, with Mindfile Storage, Unit No. 1-5, 2015. Model wears Gucci.
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A model in the artist Nigel Shafran’s installation. Model wears Gucci.
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Gucci shirt, skirt, glasses, rings, bag, and shoes.
