PARIS (Reuters) – Creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving Italian fashion house Gucci, the biggest brand of French luxury group Kering, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reported late on Tuesday.
“Could a major change be taking place at Gucci? Well-placed sources here say that creative director Alessandro Michele is exiting the brand,” WWD said in a report from Milan
A statement was expected as early as Wednesday, it added.
Kering could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday.
Gucci has been successfully revamped with a bold new style since Michele took over the top creative role at Gucci in January 2015.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
