Fashion is all about newness, but this is getting ridiculous. Chemena Kamali? Seán McGirr? Bruno Sialelli? These days, we can barely get confident pronouncing designers' names for a casual name-drop (let alone get our heads around their interpretation of the house style) before they're back out through the industry's ever-revolving door. Ludovic De Saint Sernin, we're looking at you – departing from Ann Demeulemeester this past May, a mere two months after your debut show. Real Housewives have lasted longer.
Then came the shock announcement that Valentino's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli was stepping away from the house after a stellar 25-year-old reign. The news sent planet fashion into a tailspin as speculation ran rampant about his replacement. In case you missed it, we can confirm it is former Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele (cue: a collection fashion sigh of relief). On the subject of Gucci, the title of their own documentary introducing its new Creative Director says it all – "Who Is Sabato De Sarno?".
