Alessandro Michele is an Italian fashion designer. In January 2015, he was appointed creative director of Gucci, the Italian fashion luxury house where he had been working since 2002.
Alessandro Michele grew up in Rome. His father was an Alitalia technician, and his mother an assistant to a movie executive.
In the early 1990s, Alessandro Michele completed his studies of fashion design at the Accademia di Costume e di Moda in Rome, where he learned to design both theatrical costumes and fashion wear.
In 1994, Alessandro Michele left Rome to work in Les Copains, an Italian knitwear firm based in Bologna. Three years later, he joined Silvia Venturini Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld at luxury house Fendi. He worked with Frida Giannini and was appointed senior accessories designer, in charge of the brand’s leather goods.
In 2002, Tom Ford, Gucci’s creative director from 1994 to 2004, invited Alessandro Michele to work at the firm’s London-based design office. He was originally in charge of the company’s handbag designs. In 2006, Alessandro Michele was named senior designer of Gucci leather goods, and in 2011, he was promoted associate creative director to Frida Giannini, creative director of Gucci since 2005. In 2014, the Italian designer also became creative director of Richard Ginori, the Florentine porcelain brand acquired by Gucci in June 2013.
In January 2015, Marco Bizzarri asked Alessandro Michele to act as interim creative designer for the January menswear show, giving him a week to reshape Frida Giannini’s original designs. Michele accepted the challenge and introduced a “new Gucci: nonconformist, romantic, intellectual”. Two days later, Kering appointed Alessandro Michele creative director of Gucci, with the goal to reinvent Gucci’s props amid deflating sales. A month later, Michele introduced a “sophisticated, intellectual and androgynous feel” for Gucci during his first women’s collection show.
In 2016, for the Gucci Museum in Florence, Alessandro Michele curated two additional rooms dedicated to Tom Ford’s collections. Since the 2018 opening of the Gucci Wooster Bookstore in New York, Michele seasonally contributes to the curation of the shop’s items. In October 2018, he co-curated with Maurizio Cattelan the 2-month Gucci art exhibition “The Artist is Present” in Shanghai.
In 2019, Alessandro Michele revived Gucci’s Beauty collection, and Gucci launched its first fine jewelry collection, which he designed.
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Dakota Johnson and James Corden on The Beloved Show. #GucciBeloved” – below is their description. Gucci presents The Beloved Show, hosted by James Corden. Dakota Johnson takes the stage with a Dionysus handbag in the new Gucci Beloved campaign—a playful ode to the Hollywood late-night talk show that shines … Read more Dakota Johnson and James Corden on The Beloved Show. #GucciBeloved
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Behind the Scenes with Alessandro Michele at #GucciAria” – below is their description. “In fashion, there has always been this idea of purism. But in reality, fashion has never been pure.” An intimate look behind the scenes of Gucci Aria with Creative Director Alessandro Michele. Film by Tommaso Bertani. … Read more Behind the Scenes with Alessandro Michele at #GucciAria
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Gucci Aria by Alessandro Michele” – below is their description. When Alessandro Michele became Creative Director of Gucci in 2015, he introduced a new narrative, one that includes a remarkable emphasis on words. In that spirit and in celebration of the House’s centenary this year, the invite for the … Read more Gucci Aria by Alessandro Michele
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Gucci Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended: The Campaign” – below is their description. Shot in the Golden State of California, the new Gucci Ouverture campaign features an eclectic group of friends captured out and about in Los Angeles on sandy beaches and overlooking twinkling cityscapes. Their final destination … Read more Gucci Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended: The Campaign
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “#TheNorthFacexGucci Documentary” – below is their description. The connection between nature and human beings, and delving into the idea of adventure—ideas that inform the documentary video by Sean Vegezzi which celebrates #TheNorthFacexGucci collection. Shot in the Alps mountain range, as well as in Rome, Sierra and New York, the … Read more #TheNorthFacexGucci Documentary
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “#TheNorthFacexGucci Campaign” – below is their description. Unveiling the #TheNorthFacexGucci collection by Alessandro Michele in a campaign shot by Daniel Shea. Set in the Alps, the collaboration collection is worn by a group of hikers, who camp by the lakes in a trip to the great outdoors. The forests … Read more #TheNorthFacexGucci Campaign
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Trailer Episode 6 | ‘At The Vintage Shop’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended” – below is their description. Walking in Rome, Silvia comes across a neon Gucci sign in the window of a vintage store. Episode 6 ‘At The Vintage Shop’ from ‘Ouverture Of Something That Never … Read more Trailer Episode 6 | ‘At The Vintage Shop’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Trailer Episode 5 | ‘The Neighbours’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended” – below is their description. Today, at 11:30pm CET, the premiere of Episode 5 ‘The Neighbours’ from ‘Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended’. The 7-Part mini-series directed by Gus Van Sant and Alessandro Michele presents Gucci’s … Read more Trailer Episode 5 | ‘The Neighbours’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Trailer Episode 4 | ‘The Theatre’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended” – below is their description. Dancers warmup and get into costume for ‘The Theatre’, the new episode from ‘Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended’, the mini-series directed by Gus Van Sant and Alessandro Michele. Watch it … Read more Trailer Episode 4 | ‘The Theatre’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Trailer Episode 3 | ‘At The Post Office’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended” – below is their description. Today, at 11:30pm CET, the premiere of Episode 3 ‘At The Post Office’ from ‘Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended’. The 7-Part mini-series directed by Gus Van Sant and … Read more Trailer Episode 3 | ‘At The Post Office’ | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Episode 1: At Home | Silvia Calderoni and Paul B. Preciado | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended” – below is their description. In this first episode of the seven-part film collaboration between award-winning director Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, Elephant) and Gucci creative director … Read more Episode 1: At Home | Silvia Calderoni and Paul B. Preciado | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “Trailer Episode 1 | At Home | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended” – below is their description. Debuting tomorrow at 9pm CET, Episode 1 ‘At Home’ from ‘Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended’ directed by Gus Van Sant and Alessandro Michele. The short film series presents the new … Read more Trailer Episode 1 | At Home | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “GucciFest | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended | Gucci ArtWalls” – below is their description. New Gucci ArtWalls and billboards around the world announce the premiere of ‘Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended’, the mini-series in seven episodes featuring the new collection by Alessandro Michele that will be … Read more GucciFest | Ouverture Of Something That Never Ended | Gucci ArtWalls
GUCCI published this video item, entitled “A$AP Rocky, Iggy Pop and Tyler, The Creator in the New Gucci Tailoring Campaign” – below is their description. “A certain type of fun is also portrayed and the idea of how one’s obsession with appearances can create a kind of common ground that can become a sort of … Read more A$AP Rocky, Iggy Pop and Tyler, The Creator in the New Gucci Tailoring Campaign
“I decided to let the clothes travel towards the houses of the cast of models – the characters that have embodied my stories for years; individuals I chose precisely, over time, for their uniqueness that usually brings my campaigns to life. I asked them to represent the idea they have of themselves, to go public … Read more Gucci The Ritual: The Fall Winter 2020 Campaign
