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The Alessandro Resurrection

A post-Valentino-appointment consideration of fashion’s most famous sabbatical, the designer’s future in Rome, and various other burning counterfactuals and hypotheticals.

Alessandro Michele
Alessandro Michele’s success will all come down to whether he can rehash his own past successes in a way that feels not only correct for Valentino, but for these times. Photo: Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Gucci
Lauren Sherman
April 1, 2024

As a person who craves resolution, I felt some relief on Thursday following the announcement that Alessandro Michele was indeed headed to Valentino, as I had previewed a few days earlier. But despite the happy ending, a lot was left unsaid in the heady post-engagement glow, and by Sunday I had spent more time digging into the appointment with industry friends and sources, some of whom expressed complicated feelings about the latest game of maison musical chairs.