Alessandro Michele's top runway moments for Gucci - in pictures

  • Designer Alessandro Michele at the end of Gucci's autumn/winter 2020 show in Milan. Michele is leaving his role as creative director of the fashion house. AP
    Designer Alessandro Michele at the end of Gucci's autumn/winter 2020 show in Milan. Michele is leaving his role as creative director of the fashion house. AP
  • With his debut show for Gucci in February 2015, Michele made the brand one of the hottest on the planet. Photo: Gucci
    With his debut show for Gucci in February 2015, Michele made the brand one of the hottest on the planet. Photo: Gucci
  • Michele unveiled the Gucci cruise 2017 collection at The Cloisters in Westminster Abbey - the first time a show had been staged at the 1,000-year-old building. Photo: Gucci
    Michele unveiled the Gucci cruise 2017 collection at The Cloisters in Westminster Abbey - the first time a show had been staged at the 1,000-year-old building. Photo: Gucci
  • For autumn/winter 2018, Michele sent models down the Gucci runway carrying their own synthetic heads, in a move that was both macabre and strangely beautiful. Photo: Gucci
    For autumn/winter 2018, Michele sent models down the Gucci runway carrying their own synthetic heads, in a move that was both macabre and strangely beautiful. Photo: Gucci
  • For the same autumn/winter 2018 show, one model tenderly clutched a 'baby dragon' as she walked the runway. Photo: Gucci
    For the same autumn/winter 2018 show, one model tenderly clutched a 'baby dragon' as she walked the runway. Photo: Gucci
  • Also in 2018, Gucci enlisted singer Harry Styles for its cruise men's tailoring campaign. Photo: Gucci
    Also in 2018, Gucci enlisted singer Harry Styles for its cruise men's tailoring campaign. Photo: Gucci
  • The cruise 2019 show was staged in Alyscamps, the ancient graveyard of Arles in France, lit entirely by flames. Photo: Gucci
    The cruise 2019 show was staged in Alyscamps, the ancient graveyard of Arles in France, lit entirely by flames. Photo: Gucci
  • For autumn/winter 2020, Michele brought the full chaos of backstage on display. The show unfolded like a mesmeric piece of performance art. Getty Images
    For autumn/winter 2020, Michele brought the full chaos of backstage on display. The show unfolded like a mesmeric piece of performance art. Getty Images
  • Gucci staged its spring/summer 2022 Gucci Love Parade show on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Gucci staged its spring/summer 2022 Gucci Love Parade show on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Michele's long-time friend, actor Jared Leto, whom he sent down the runway for the Love Parade show. AP
    Michele's long-time friend, actor Jared Leto, whom he sent down the runway for the Love Parade show. AP
  • For the spring/summer 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week, his last for Gucci, Michele recruited more than 100 sets of identical twins. AP
    For the spring/summer 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week, his last for Gucci, Michele recruited more than 100 sets of identical twins. AP