Alessandro Michele - Designer, Creative Director of Valentino

[fashionsavvvvvy]

I think AM needs this, hopefully this is what gonna make him to rethink and reevaluate his works and his vision (i doubt tho)

 

[GivenchyAddict]

We knew here that it would not work so nothing shocking. I want him gone to be honest.

The very first collection was enough for me to be just done. 🤭

I’ve seen Vauthier mentioned and this excites me much more than anything AM could do.

Valentino for me is the epitome of italian glamour and feminity. Everything far from that is a no.

 

[FashionPower]

The problem is that the generic customer got tired of the thrift shop maximalist aesthetic, it aged terribly.
Look nowadays at Gucci shows from 2018-2020 and you will find out how tacky and off putting the offering was.
Phoebe's aesthetic is aging well and it's still on demand (look at Celine by Rider).
Then remember that Gucci sales skyrocketed cause Lallo's vision catered the middle class with entry level merchandise: the Marmont bags and the Princeton loafers. At Valentino Lallo is failing at delivering desirable entry level items and also the middle class post pandemic is more cautious in the spending and prefer to save up rather than buying high fashion, this is leading to stale sales and dropping revenues and profits.
So far, the only good shows from Lallo was the couture one, if you want to do costume, do it with the best craftsmanship and techniques!

 

[MultiQsan]

Unrealistic, but De Meo should just take Alessandro and his team back to Gucci. The only loyal clients (to “Gucci”) and majority of aspiring ones seem to purchase only the products that resemble his era. The impression he left 2015-2023 is too great and new and existing clients aren’t buying into Gucci’s new minimal approach nor are they exposed to or willing to jump to the Valentino brand for his current work with those sky-high prices.

 

[Lola701]

Could you not say that Michele's Valentino is a closer (and frumpier) vision of early Valentino than the Viva Valentino campaign? I do understand the author's POV and agree that if styled more minimalistically or casually, Lallo's Valentino would be more popular with the PPP customer.
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I don’t even know if it’s a question of styling.

The Valentino woman despite being traditional, has always looked « of it time ».

I remember, Valentino was probably the first designer to dress celebrities on Redcarpet with his archives. Suddenly, a 1960’s dress on Jlo or another vintage dress on Julia Roberts, looked of it time.

And as much we talked about rich girls getting Chanel and Hermes bags from their mothers, there was that thing with Valentino dresses too.

We can criticize MGC or PPP, their work was always of the moment.

And beyond looking old, Michele’s stuff looks like costumes. And it doesn’t help that he doesn’t seems to like presenting his clothes on men and women but again on teenagers looking models.

 

[jeanclaude]

Next up: this exactly situation happening with Demna at Gucci...it´s the same wrong burnt designer in the wrong brand situation.

 

[Simera]

I never understood how AM was appointed to Valentino.
I am not as knowledgeable as the majority of you on CEOs and who runs what company or what product sells and what doesn't ( Though I know AM did well with accessories at Gucci ) but one look at what AM produces and you know the customer who bought Valentino from PPP are not going to buy what AM is selling. It's literally a continuation of the mess he did at Gucci. ( I love the comment hat was made that it's thrift store )

And one couture show a year? Valentino under PPP was the couture show to watch.
So if they're cutting him and putting MGC in, as dull as she is, she's better than what he is doing.

 

[PDFSD]

Unrealistic, but De Meo should just take Alessandro and his team back to Gucci. The only loyal clients (to “Gucci”) and majority of aspiring ones seem to purchase only the products that resemble his era. The impression he left 2015-2023 is too great and new and existing clients aren’t buying into Gucci’s new minimal approach nor are they exposed to or willing to jump to the Valentino brand for his current work with those sky-high prices.

parts of this era will sip trough in the new demna gucci because the overlap of merch needs to be supported like GG belts etc even if most of Lallo gucci was from archive gucci any ways when it came to acc and hardwear