MILAN — The dust has settled on the news of Alessandro Michele’s sudden exit from Gucci — and his parting thoughts are telling.
Thanking Gucci and the company’s team in a statement issued last Wednesday evening, Michele emphasized that his “most sincerest wish [for them is to] continue to cultivate your dreams, the subtle and intangible matter that makes life worth living. May you continue to nourish yourselves with poetic and inclusive imagery, remaining faithful to your values. May you always live by your passions, propelled by the wind of freedom.”
Indeed, as first reported by WWD a day earlier, sources believed Michele would exit the company in order to stay true to his own values after being asked “to initiate a strong design shift” to reignite significant growth at Gucci. He didn’t agree to change his vision for the brand, however.
Michele’s “precise and consistent aesthetic codes…
