Alessandro Michele Leaves Gucci, Raf Simons Closes Down + More Fashion News

In today's livestream we will be talking about Alessandro announcing on Instagram that he has parted ways with Gucci, Raf Simons announcing that his namesake brand will be closing down and Balenciaga's most recent controversial fashion campaign. MY E-BOOK (EFFECTIVE WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT FASHION): https://fashionroadman.hopp.to/thefashionarchivemag SOCIAL MEDIA: https://fashionroadman.hopp.to/socialmedia SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/fashionroadman Alessandro Michele will leave Gucci after nearly eight years as creative director, the company announced on Wednesday afternoon, after the close of Europe’s business day. The news first broke in a report yesterday in the trade paper WWD. “There are times when paths part ways because of the different perspectives each one of us may have,” Michele said in a statement. “Today an extraordinary journey ends for me, lasting more than 20 years, within a company to which I have tirelessly dedicated all my love and creative passion.” (Before being named creative director in 2015, Michele worked behind the scenes at Gucci, dating back to the days of Tom Ford, but was little known outside Milan.) Michele expressed his gratitude to the brand, which he called his “home,” and his hope that his adopted family there will “continue to nourish yourselves with poetic and inclusive imagery, remaining faithful to your values.” Fashion isn’t an industry that’s good at keeping secrets. Even the most closely guarded new