The former creative director of Gucci on taking the reins of Valentino Garavani’s atelier — and why turning the house into another fashion giant would be a disaster

Models emerged from toilet stalls and celebrities posed by sinks after Valentino’s Alessandro Michele transformed his Paris Fashion Week venue into an atmospheric tiled restroom.

Ancora red is out; emerald green is in. Or so it seemed during the Gucci show at the opening of Milan Fashion Week, where it was as if Sabato De Sarno, the designer who abruptly left his job earlier this month, had practically never even been there. Fashion, it turns out, is fully capable of its own revisionist history. It’s that kind of moment.

Alessandro Michele held his sophomore ready-to-wear show for Maison Valentino yesterday in Paris. Before the first model even hit the runway, the brand’s rich heritage was immediately felt.

Gucci signaled its creative transition on the first day of Milan Fashion Week by sheathing the showroom in a plush green carpet and pleated drapery, replacing the deep red of the Sabato De Sarno era

For its F/W 25 collection, Gucci models walked through a dark green–coated space with a massive interlocking G logo in the middle. The color alone—a departure from the black cherry that has defined its recent seasons—set the tone for the next chapter of the Italian house.

The designer's fall/winter 2025 Valentino show, which drew Chappell Roan and Parker Posey, had an unexpected setting.

The collection, inspired by house founder Guccio Gucci, pulled classic brand references—with a focus on ’70s flair.

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Gone is the deep Gucci red. Here is the dark Gucci green. The fashion house signaled its creative transition on the first day of Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday by sheathing the showroom in a plush green carpet and pleated drapery.

“Today, the collection could be seen as foundational, that says something of Gucci in its codes and beliefs both past, present and future,” said the advance notes. “A synthesis of eras is embraced… from the late 1960s – the inception of Gucci ready-to-wear… from mid 1990s minimalism to the more recent ultra-maximal.”