Valentino New creative director finds calling with haute couture

There was never much doubt that Alessandro Michele – one of fashion’s biggest personalities and a man with a passion for capes, hats, pearls, pleats, bows, ruffs, lace and embroidery – would take to the world of haute couture like a duck to water.

- Jess Cartner-Morley

Michele became a star designer during his time at Gucci, but a new job at the house of Valentino has given him a shot at haute couture, the Champions League of fashion, where each dress is made to order with hundreds of hours of work, all done by hand.