FASHION

Gucci’s Alessandro Michele: The New Romantic

Alessandro Michele’s vision for Gucci is more eclectic magpie than sexed-up glamazon. Following him to China for a museum exhibition, David Amsden tracks the designer’s fairy-tale ascent.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie.

A model in his installation, Gucci Tian, 2015. Model wears Gucci.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie.

Alessandro Michele, photographed in October at “No Longer/
Not Yet,” at the Minsheng 
Art Museum, in Shanghai.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie.

A model in the installation by the artist Unskilled Worker (Helen Downie), with portraits depicting looks from Gucci’s fall 2015 men’s and women’s collections. Model wears Gucci.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie.

Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, flanked by (from left) the artists Li Shurui, Helen Downie, Rachel Feinstein, and Cao Fei.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie.

A model in 
Li’s installation, with 
Mindfile Storage, Unit No. 1-5, 2015. Model wears Gucci.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie.

A model in the artist Nigel Shafran’s installation. Model wears Gucci.

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Photography by Jeff Yiu. Styled by Patrick Mackie. Hair by Parco Cheung; makeup by Xin Miao; model: Wang Xinyu at Longteng Models; lighting and production by Central Studios Shanghai.

Gucci shirt, skirt, glasses, rings, bag, and shoes.