Creative director, Valentino
Alessandro Michele
Italian, born 1972
Born in Rome, Alessandro Michele studied costume and fashion design at the Accademia di Costume e di Moda. He worked at Les Copains and then designed accessories at Fendi before moving to Gucci in 2002, where he was creative director from 2015 to 2022. He is known for maximalist, vintage-inflected collections. He became creative director of Valentino in 2024, succeeding Pierpaolo Piccioli.
Houses
Their runway, measured
58 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Alessandro Michele's looks are more saturated, less neutral, less tonal and more colour-blocked.
Colours
- Black21%
- Charcoal · 1.5× the average19%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 3.2× the average9%
- Teal / turquoise · 17.2× the average7%
- Tan · 1.6× the average6%
- Silver6%
- Beige / camel4%
- Grey3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness37/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation14.8more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals52%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues71%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks22%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 42more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture5.13about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.110shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Slingbacks8.4×Footwear
- Hardware / studs / chains6.2×Detail
- Logo / monogram4.1×Detail
- Quiet luxury3.6×Style
- Glamorous3.4×Mood
- Piping / contrast stitching2.9×Detail
- Elegant2.3×Mood
- Mules1.8×Footwear
Silhouettes
- Sculptural / architectural 7%31% less
Details
- Hardware / studs / chains 83%6.2×
- Piping / contrast stitching 47%2.9×
- Logo / monogram 31%4.1×
- Beading / crystals 21%1.8×
- Fringe 12%1.4×
Mood
- Elegant 97%2.3×
- Glamorous 36%3.4×
- Serene 14%34% less
- Playful 10%41% less
- Nostalgic 10%31% less
Era references
- 1970s 7%38% less
- 2000s / y2k 2%
Style
- Quiet luxury 76%3.6×
- Eveningwear / red carpet 28%1.4×
- Minimalist 24%32% less
- 70s 10%1.4×
- Preppy 10%1.5×
Footwear
- Loafers 10%
- Pumps / court shoes 10%1.5×
- Ankle boots 9%
- Mules 9%1.8×
- Slingbacks 9%8.4×
From the AI tags on 58 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Among designers
Alessandro Michele against the 190 other designers with at least 40 measured looks · each dot is a designer, click one to open themMost alike, on every colour and surface measureNigo · Lee Wood · Julian Klausner · Franck Sorbier