After nearly a decade of nostalgia-laced maximalism at Gucci, a new era of pragmatism has arrived under its new creative director, Sabato de Sarno.
Unveiling his first menswear collection at Milan fashion week on Friday afternoon after his womenswear debut in September, de Sarno’s Gucci aesthetic is a striking departure from the wistful glamour of his predecessor Alessandro Michele, which dominated much of the second half of the 2010s.