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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Gucci’s Creative Director Michele to Step Down

A Gucci logo is pictured at Galeries Lafayette department store at Friedrichstrasse in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2021. (Reuters)

Creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving Kering's star label Gucci after seven years, two sources said on Wednesday, with his departure following tensions between him and Kering's senior management, one of the sources said. 

They said the French luxury group is expected to confirm the departure of Michele, a former accessories designer credited with reviving Gucci's popularity with flamboyant and gender-fluid styles. 

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