Valentino names ex-Gucci designer Alessandro Michele as creative chief

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Michele's appointment comes as something of a surprise, as he departed rival Gucci in November 2022.

MILAN – Italian fashion house Valentino has named Gucci’s former star designer Alessandro Michele as its new creative director.

In 2023, Qatar’s Mayhoola sold a 30 per cent stake in Valentino to Kering, with an option for the French company to buy the rest by 2028.“I am certain that with his creativity, culture and versatile talent, he will be able to interpret masterfully the unique heritage of this magnificent house and make it flourish,” Mr Pinault said in a statement.In 2023, Kering named former Valentino fashion director Sabato De Sarno as its new designer.

Valentino, whose red-carpet designs have been worn recently by stars including American actress Zendaya and English actress Florence Pugh, was founded in Italy in 1960 by Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani and Italian businessman Giancarlo Giammetti.

 

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