A scream to the innovation was shouted today in New York at the presentation of the 2016 Cruise collection by Gucci, the third one created by the new designers of the brand Alessandro Michele.

The news on the catwalk were so many! Beginning with the presentation of the collection itself where the models, before entering the catwalk, have gone on a little street, between the 22nd and 10th street, closed for the occasion, and then into the spaces of the Dia Art Foundation, in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, used for the parade. Honour guests were the model Karen Elson and actress Dakota Johnson but also other designers of the Kering group (owner of Gucci) as Alexander Wang and Joseph Altuzarra, sitting in the front row.

But let’s focus on the collection. The new 2016 Cruise is a pot pourri of inspiration, colours and prints but the line stops and continuities are given by Michele’s no gender-vintage aesthetic. It will be essential for the next season to overturn all that has been learned in terms of “bon ton” of well dressing to be a perfect Gucci girl.

This does not mean having bad taste, but to show their personality that, like it or not, is marked by the past but at the same time evolves and looks forward: the classic is upset and, then, why not combine a modern shopper, with the Gucci sign printed on it, to a “fashioned” shocking pink “granny” style suit and shoes coloured in gold, perfectly eighteenth century allure?

Not only particular combinations, but it is a new mood and more youthful lifestyle fashion and, subsequently, is the daily lifestyle that makes the new 2016 Gucci Cruise collection extremely cool.

Bright colours are the “stars” of the collection, that almost annoyed the delicacy of the fabrics, and bucolic patterns adapted for the occasion for which the classic coloured flower was combined with a dragon, a snake or a tiger.

Inevitable then the cap and bow closure shirts both for him and for her so disproportionate to recall and allude to a flower.

Noteworthy also the accessories, especially bags and shoes that, finally, after a long time, have returned to be a true object of desire. Still in the area of accessories, jewelry, especially the showy rings, were vital to mark this new aesthetic signed by Gucci.

In conclusion, I can say that this breath of fresh air in the Gucci maison is bringing considerable benefits to it, starting from the desirability of the brand which, little by little, is being revived in the consumer. But not only, the same collection witnesses not only the simple and typical taste of European middle aged women, it witnesses young aesthetics instead, avant-garde and a little rebellious and this is extremely fascinating because it expands the frontiers of luxury out of proportions, especially the Made in Italy luxury, “frustrated” by international competition for being too “mature” and niche. Finally, the craftsmanship of the product that, especially for the clothes, is shown, after being too hidden, in all its brilliance.

Chapeau Mr. Michele!

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