A New Era: Gucci and Versus announced latest creative directors
mis à jour le 6 October 2015 à 23:22
No more guessing, both Gucci and Versus have unveiled their new creative directors - Alessandro Michele and Anthony Vaccarello respectively.
This week we can conclude some of fashion's recurring musical chairs in the realm of creative directors. Two Italian houses, Gucci and Versus finally put speculations to rest after announcing the names of their creative directors. Namely, former head accessories designer, Alessandro Michele, will take over Frida Giannini's position as creative director and Anthony Vaccarello will spin more of his seductive aesthetic for Versus, Versace's sister line.
Gucci
After Frida Giannini made an early exit at Gucci, the team supposedly decided to present a whole new AW15 menswear collection led by Alessandro Michele and a young design team in just five days. Now to think about it, it's probably a pre-planned decision to showcase Michele's work on the runway before announcing his promotion. Perhaps this was a way to see how the crowd reacted to his designs and then judge his worthiness to take over the helm? Whichever the case, the speculations can stop now because it's not Christopher Kane, Tom Ford or Joseph Altuzarra, it's Alessandro Michele who's now in the plum role of steering ahead one of the most profitable luxury houses. Kudos to Michele!
Versus
Now for Versus, this couldn't be a more fitting decision to have the adroit hands of Belgian designer, Anthony Vaccarello create more unabashed dresses that blur the lines of sexy and vulgar. Vaccarello as one of Paris's young emerging talents will be responsible for both menswear and womenswear, starting with a Fall 2015 collection - only to be unveiled in Fall. Clearly, Versus is still planning to only show collections at the time they're available for purchase rather than one season ahead, as do most labels. The announcement essentially puts an end to the multiple collaborations Donatella Versace has pulled so far, up with the likes of Christopher Kane and JW Anderson. The world can't have too many black provocative dresses after all.
Tarandip Kaur
