Valentino Confirms Alessandro Michele as Creative Director

MILAN – Valentino has confirmed the arrival of Alessandro Michele as creative director of the Rome-based couture house. He succeeds Pierpaolo Piccioli, who exited the brand on Friday after 25 years. Michele left his role as creative director of Gucci in November 2022. On Friday, WWD was the first to report that Piccioli was exiting the Rome-based couture house based on information from market sources, who also believed that Michele was negotiating his contract to become his successor. MIchele starts …