"He grew up with me, I became a teenager with him": jokes
Alessandro Michele
, creative director of Gucci, presenting in Milan
"the wardrobe of dreams" Ha ha ha
, born from a friendship with singer and actor
Harry Style
s .
A proposal of 25 stylish pieces like
the former One Direction
and very playful, including angry bears, sheep and cherries: it is no coincidence that the name not only brings together the initials of the two friends, but also the way in which they greet each other on whatsapp, where inspirations and images are exchanged.
"We have been spending a lot of time together for years - says Michele - and we share the
passion for vintage clothes
", so much so that the collection is housed in the reference store for fans, the historic Cavalli e Nastri boutique, where new clothes mix with historical pieces." Ours is a sharing between friends, I often do things just for myself and then he also wants him and they don't go on sale, so we thought about doing something together, ours - he underlines - is an act of love that has become a label ".
The result was "an interesting and sophisticated little wardrobe" made up of tailored suits with double-breasted jacket and flair trousers, and playful details such as the heart on the ankle boots, the pin with the angry bear, the shirt with sheep.
A look from the "70s lord who transforms into a rock star" built "in an intimate and poetic way".
Of Harry, known years ago, when one was starting a solo career and the other was making his debut as creative director of Gucci, Michele appreciates being "very free".
"It is typical of this generation, which through the web comes into contact with very different realities, he is very courageous, he recognizes himself in the male gender but has declared a total freedom that others do not allow".
And to think that "all
At London's Wembley stadium, where his 'Love on tour' stopped, Styles helped an Italian fan come out.
A help still necessary because "there is a subtracted freedom that is widespread at various levels" reflects Michele, for whom even fashion can help to beat prejudices, "because it has opened its doors to its primal meaning which is to be so connected to life, in fashion the door has been unhinged and they have all gone out, today it is a very direct channel with the social sector because it is so in itself ".
And also because he travels fast on social networks: struck by the case of Cloe Bianco, Michele wrote a post on Instagram dedicated to the trans professor "killed by the ignorance, prejudice and transphobia of a retrograde society".
