Fashion is a fickle beast at the best of times, but it’s never been more in flux than now. Today's news is that Pierpaolo Piccioli will be joining Balenciaga after Demna Gvasalia stepped down to join Gucci after a decade-long run.
This slightly dizzying game of fashion musical chairs began at the tail-end of 2022, when Kering confirmed that creative director Alessandro Michele would be leaving Gucci. Many were shocked; after all, his seven-year tenure has been transformative – not just in terms of the house itself but in pioneering an eccentric, kitsch aesthetic that transcended the Gucci catwalk.
