Gucci’s creative director Michele is exiting the brand – WWD

PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving Italian fashion house Gucci, the biggest brand of French luxury group Kering PRTP.PA, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reported late on Tuesday.

“Could a major change be taking place at Gucci? Well-placed sources here say that creative director Alessandro Michele is exiting the brand,” WWD said in a report from Milan

A statement was expected as early as Wednesday, it added.

Kering could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday.

Gucci has been successfully revamped with a bold new style since Michele took over the top creative role at Gucci in January 2015.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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