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Alessandro Michele announced as new creative director of Valentino
The former Gucci designer, a favourite of Harry Styles, will replace Pierpaolo Piccioli at one of fashion’s big luxury houses
I feel the immense joy and the huge responsibility to join a maison de couture that has the word ‘beauty’ carved on a collective story made of distinctive elegance, refinement and extreme grace.” Photograph: Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for GucciMichele is to thank – or blame – for an era of kitsch, maximalism, gender fluidity, geek chic and unabashed kookiness. Michele will succeed Pierpaolo Piccioli, the much-loved industry figure, who stepped down from Valentino last week after more than two decades at the brand.
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