ALESSANDRO MICHELE STEPS DOWN AS GUCCI’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR.

Alessandro Michele is parting ways with Gucci after seven years as creative director. “There are times when paths part ways because of the different perspectives each one of us may have,” the designer said in a statement released by Gucci’s parent company Kering. “Today, an extraordinary journey ends for me, lasting more than twenty years, within a company to which I have tirelessly dedicated all my love and creative passion.” Gucci and Kering have yet to announce a replacement, though they stated their intention “to carry the direction of the house forward until a new creative organization will be announced.”