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Gucci’s Demna Blends Aristocracy and Pop Culture at Milan Fashion Week

  • On Friday, designer Demna, formerly of Balenciaga, unveiled his first complete personal vision for Gucci at Milan Fashion Week, presenting pagoda-shouldered tailoring and puff-shaped outerwear.
  • Gucci reported a 3% sales decline in the second quarter, prompting efforts to revive growth; Demna took the creative helm in July 2025 after former Creative Director Sabato De Sarno's departure.
  • Demna described his vision as balancing the 'bourgeois and the eccentrics,' bridging Florence and Hollywood, while the collection makes room for 'good taste and bad taste' in the 2027 season.
  • Models and public figures, including socialite Sabine Getty and stylist Tina Leung, navigated a purpose-built boutique that Gucci called 'The store show,' offering a glimpse of future retail locations.
  • Beyond the runway, the brand faces scrutiny over luxury sneaker models labeled 'Made in China,' marking a departure from Italian manufacturing traditions as Gucci races to win back middle-class shoppers.
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Here is a collection of products to be put in the showcase. Demna's L'aut aut for her second prêt-à-porter collection at the head of Gucci (SS27) translates into a brazen and radical visual pragmatism. Either it goes or splits it. Yesterday afternoon, to avoid any doubt about the saleability of the garments, the Georgian designer [...] The article Gucci has to come back to sell and Demna transforms the catwalk into a boutique: "Do you want me to…

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After almost a year in the house, the Georgian art director seems to have found the key to relaunching the double-G desired (and cash) machine. Taste, eccentricity, cool and danger for much more varied customer profiles.

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ELLE broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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