@Demna changes, once again, the cards on the table.
The designer will debut at
@gucci on Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m., closing the first day of @milanfashionweek.
So his journey in the brand will start with the spring summer 2026 collection, denying what he himself stated in the backstage of his last show for
@balenciaga, meaning that he would wait for February.
Plans have obviously changed and confirmed by the official calendar of Milan Fashion Week, making Demna's debut one of the many anticipated.
Susanna Nicoletti SUN deluxe
Gucci and the Dance on the Edge
The Italian brand owned by French group
Kering is losing money and making lose money to the group since a couple of years.
The year of ecstasy have fade away and now things are turning very serious as Kering never managed to diversify its business that is still heavily depending on Gucci.
The new CEO of the group De Meo, coming from a Renault he left in a profit warning too, is a marketing man.
So expect fireworks also because to gain his entire 2025 remuneration which is 28 million euro for 4 months (see
Glitz) he needs to over deliver results in H2 25.
Is there a link between this target and the fact that now Demna will present the entire Gucci collection in September contradicting what he said one month ago candidly?
Will they push like crazy for entry prices Demna for Gucci to hope to fix the business and get their multi-million euro end of the year bonus? Or will they launch crazily expensive items to catch the HNWI instead?
Do they realize how exhausted is this brand and the people working for it?
Can an industrial system work to satisfy shareholders and with the carrot and the stick?
Maybe for a while, but will it last?