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Every issue, we feature someone<br />
with a different way of thinking,<br />
regardless of their fields, revolutionalising<br />
the way we view the world.<br />
This issue: Alessandro Michele<br />
Who: Creative director at Gucci.<br />
Born in Rome, Italy in 1972.<br />
Why: Shaped the way we think about<br />
luxury fashion and revived Gucci<br />
with a romantic vision that resonated<br />
with many customers, after years of<br />
declining sales<br />
How: After more than a decade working<br />
behind the scenes at Gucci, he<br />
got the job in an unexpected turn of<br />
events at the house, and was able to<br />
realise the vision he had for Gucci.<br />
Background story<br />
What was the context in which Alessandro Michele was<br />
able to realise the vision he had and to make the change<br />
he wanted to make? John Koblin, from the New York<br />
Times, shares his take on the background story.
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