Set in the shadow of classical statuary, Demna offered a new vision for Gucci during Milan Fashion Week on Friday starting with a skin-tight white minidress and clean muscle T-shirts showing off the chiseled human form.
He called the looks palette cleansers, and the models moved with morning-after swagger. The body-con silhouette transitioned into slim trousers and tops for him, leggings and long clingy dresses for her — very much evoking Tom Ford’s sex-fueled Gucci heyday.
There were also a couple of nods to more recent Gucci alum Alessandro Michele, Valentino’s creative director who had a front-row seat and once collaborated with Demna when he was at Balenciaga. Those tributes included a floral gown, a daysuit with a pussybow and furry slip-on shoes.
Demna is in full embrace of the archetype and his notion of classical sensuality came through in an asymmetrical white dress that draped and opened into a full slit.
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