Alessandro Michele - Designer, Creative Director of Valentino

[Frederic01]

The awkwardness of the tension between Alessandro and Giancarlo, and how the latter still supports Maria Grazia and Pierpaolo LOL.

Rumors of Michele’s potential exit are becoming increasingly insistent, further fueled by his conspicuous absence at the celebratory dinner for the opening of the PM23 Foundation by Giammetti and Valentino Garavani; an event attended, instead, by his predecessors Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri.

ALAMY

 

[PDFSD]

Poor Lallo is now out of options after Valentino...

i am sure there will be another brand bit smaller willing to have him....the question is if his ego and salary request would let him take it.

 

[Salvatore]

He should just do jewelry (his own label preferably) and/or costumes like he said he wanted to do in the first place. I knew the haute couture collection was going to be a mess when he basically came with the disclaimer that he was more of a costumer than a couturier. Many in Hollywood or the fine Performing Arts like theatre, musicals, operas, and ballets would hire him I am sure, but is it « glamorous » and « philosophical » enough for him is the question. He strikes me as one who thinks they have a lot to say, but really doesn't.

 

[Lola701]

He should go back to be the CD of Ginori 1735. He has left his mark on fashion but clearly, he gave everything he got.
Working on films, theatre and at the same time doing Ginori would be enough.

Sometimes, I have a frustration for designers where I want to see them achieve their vision fully. He has done Womenswear, Menswear, Couture, Fragrances, interiors. We don’t see any evolution. Time will be kind to him as revisionism will make people say that his Valentino was iconic so…