Alessandro Michele, the new Creative Director of Gucci. Picture / Ronan Gallagher for Gucci
He's the man
After much speculation, Gucci revealed their new Creative Director this week: Alessandro Michele, who has worked in the brand's design studio for 12 years. He directed the look of the unisex men's collection shown in Milan earlier this week, with his first womenswear collection to be unveiled next
month.
Go Kiwi
New Zealand model Vinnie Woolston is the new face of Yves Saint Laurent's La Nuit de L'Homme reports Women's Wear Daily. Woolston, who is a favourite face of Kate Sylvester and Zambesi, recently launched the label Bad Things Apparel with his partner Mala Brajkovic.
Don't call it a comeback
Denim is set to be huge this year, in a high fashion season at least, with the likes of Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Gucci, Stella McCartney and more looking to the fashion classic once more. This week Alexa Chung launched a retro-tinged collaboration with AG Jeans, available now at Net-a-Porter - although many of the star pieces are already sold out.
Must-read
Irina Aleksander's brilliant profile of model Brad Kroenig is probably the most depressing thing you will read about fashion this week - the title says it all: "The Jet Set Life of Karl Lagerfeld's Favourite Male Model - for Now".
- VIVA
