Gucci S/S 2016 Milan

Can't wait to see those glasses on all the artsy fartsy peeps here in Berlin. :rolleyes:
ok, yeah, but any of these skirts and in Berlin... true, sarcasm-free paradise :brows::wub:

If you get past the styling and the gowns for the gala attending clientele, this is yummy.. it's a bit like Miu Miu circa Milan.

That green skirt.. or the parrot one.. I would be in a much better mood..

I was going to say something negative on the sunglasses but reading "pedophile sunglasses" made me laugh hard (thanks disco! :lol:)..
 
Fugly mess geared towards wealthy hipster teens.
Where's the class, the sex, the sophistication..
 
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The sudden change of Gucci from Femme Fatale to Lolita is very amusing.
 
I feel like he will keep putting this kind of style on repeat for the next few collections...kind of bored already.
 
Like a colorful & geeky Saint Laurent. There's A LOT of product to buy. Guess Kering will be happy.
 
Love this collection, completely agree with Marc10, it's the authenticity in his vision for Gucci that makes what Michele's doing work so well. I wouldn't say it's the same as all his other collections either he's simply establishing his own codes for the house at the moment. Unlike some designers he's got all the ideas, but is actually able to translate them into the collections. Again there's so much to take in, the details are mind blowing, this collection was a little more feminine than previous collections, and if you take the pieces apart it's pretty commercial. bravo. :heart:
 
On a positive note, this is beautiful. Most of the pieces are instantly wearable without the need for modifications and it also feels very luxurious. It offers everything - from mini to midi skirts and everything in between.

However, I feel like his collections are getting corporate very fast. I doubt the super high heels and the attempt to sex it up was his idea, it feels kind of unauthentic. The tailoring is less slouchy, too. Also factor in the glitter, the trompe l'oeil bows and dresses, the sheerness of it all - unfortunately a desperate attempt to be trendy.

I'd like to add that I believe his glory days will be over soon, once everyone has had enough of vintage-inspired 70s clothing.
 
The incoming march of a new generation in Italy has begun, and the fashion world finds itself standing back spectating on the sudden arrival of a multicolored, sparkly, life-affirming parade. Alessandro Michele is in the spotlight as the Pied Piper of change—a risk-taker and revolutionary who has not so much wiped the slate clean at Gucci as doodled all over it, colored it in, stuck sequins on it, and tied it up with a grosgrain bow. His Spring lineup was a very much amplified, filled-in, decorated, and dazzling accessorized extension of the girly, geeky, vintage-like collection that he launched last season in the incongruously dark nightclubby surroundings of the show space the company had been using since the ’90s, when Tom Ford was grooving the disco ’70s at the brand. As Michele said backstage, surrounded by a visual kaleidoscope of glittery, flower-embroidered satin, chiffon, Lurex knits, brocades, and trimmings, “It’s a big trip! Of course I am interested in personal style and quirkiness. There are things here that look vintage, but don’t really exist as vintage—it’s the illusion of it. I’m not nostalgic! I’d like to shake it up again.”

Michele is having none of the slick Gucci aesthetic that descended down through the tenure of his predecessor and former boss, Frida Giannini. This time, he led his army of Gucci girls into the open air and constructed an aristo-domestic set, with a printed carpet against the backdrop of a disused train depot—a plot of broken-down, old industrial Milan which, if we are to be romantic about it, seemed something like a metaphor for Italian regeneration.

What Michele is doing is certainly very Italian, in its references, which (if we are to be geeky about history) run the gamut from Missoni’s Lurex knits to Roberta di Camerino to Walter Albini and generally use the wonderful era of expressively luxe postwar dressmaking fabrics as a playground. Michele said he has been thinking about the Renaissance and the 1970s—both great eras for Italy in their own ways—but that his whole point is to express personality and emotion through his clothes. “Fashion is close to tenderness,” he declared, apologizing for his English. “I haven’t slept for two days!”

No wonder. Apart from his sweeping in of a whole new aesthetic, the vast variety of components in the collection must have kept Michele and his teams—and the shoe, bag, hat, eyewear, and trimmings communities of Italy—working around the clock for months. The results are mesmerizing close-up: Gucci loafers that get pearl-studded heels, damask slip-ons with ridged soccer soles, green boots with flared heels and ghillie laces in rococo blue satin, a pair of Mary Janes with studs made of bullet casings. That’s just for starters. If Gucci manages to supply even a fraction of all this stuff to its stores worldwide, it could have riotous demands on its hands.

Sarah Mower

via Vogue.com
 
this tries way too hard.
The styling is disturbingly messy. all over the place. My eyes are hurt by all the color mixes.
I had thought that their core RTW customers are career women but the runway collection's target audience? I'm not so sure who they are!
 
I am really excited that Gucci is taking a different direction, but I fail to see what is so good about this collection. :ermm:It's like they are purposely throwing these unappealing designs at us, styled to make it all look even less appealing, and people like it and I just see unfeminine, unpretty (sometimes plain ugly), uninteresting pieces and wondering if there is smth wrong with me or the industry with recent collections designed by Michel, Slimane and alikes. I am sad:lol:
 
This is really an amazing show. The color,the texture,and the young spirit of new Gucci really excite me. It looks somewhat alike to Valentino,Miu Miu maybe. But still a good collection.
 
I had thought that their core RTW customers are career women but the runway collection's target audience?

People who actually buy clothes instead of accessories from Gucci are no different to that from other labels, they respond to the trends. That said, even I personally like this geek, retro look way from years back(Japanese thing, they do this since 2000s), the real reason that it can be mainstream is because it's new, they want no other but new stuffs. Pretty sad and not a positive factor actually.
 
I can definitely see the costume aspect of the collection like the clothes were taken from a Austin Powers set. However there are definitely strong original pieces in the bunch being pulled down by other not as good pieces. This is however miles above his previous work for Gucci.
 
I still like Tom, Alessandra and Frida's rich hedonistic sex goddess much better, but I'm warming up to this.
 
Revenue is up 11.8% in the first semester of 2015 (still a bit weak in comparison to YSL over 30%).

That said, Gucci's revenue is much bigger than both Bottega Veneta and YSL.

Gucci is having quite some success with their new line/vision and better pricing diversity.

that's not really surprising, a factor here might also be the HUGE 50% off handbag sale they had in may/june, where they sold off old Frida styles. people were buying like crazy, believe me, I bought three bags at once myself, something I never did at Gucci before. it's not normal to get 50% off for handsbags at a major designer house, and everything sold out pretty fast....

the numbers might look completely different next year....
 
^Yes, I'll wait for next year figures, can't wait to here them though.
 
I know it's not the right topic but it's amazing to see how in such a short amount of time Hedi Slimane, Nicolas Ghesquière et Alessandro Michele defined successfuly their vision for their fashion houses while Raf is still struggling to find his voice at Dior.

raf's had his for years imo :blink:

anyway, back on topic B) the details show that this is really interesting collection..i think i am a fan of his now. i really hated his first RTW i can't believe how i changed my mind so quick :lol:
 
Who is Gucci stylist? I need to say its amazing work. But design of clothes is amazing too. Well done this season. Everything worked in the right way this time.
 

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