Alessandro Michele signs as new creative director of Valentino. Just a few days ago the Italian house announced the departure of Pierpaolo Piccioli, after 25 years at the helm of the house.

"With Alessandro Michele a new page of excellence and endless beauty will be written in the history of Valentinos," says the company's president. The designer has echoed his appointment on the networks: See this post on Instagram The expectations of this signing are necessarily seen in his career at Gucci, where he was creative director from 2015 until his departure, seven years later.