“My job is to invent possibilities,” Alessandro Michele explained backstage in the moments after presenting Gucci autumn/winter 18. “We are all hybrids. It is something we have to cultivate and take care of on a daily basis.” Building on last season’s “creation is a poetic act” statement, Alessandro Michele suggested that his role as a designer was akin to that of a surgeon — the act of cutting, splicing and reconstructing materials and fabrics to create a new personality and identity with them.
As he cut, copied and pasted the latest collage of his latest Gucci pluriverse, he sought the assistance of Rome-based visual and special effects company Makinarium to push the realms of possibility to their very limits. The result were sci-fi film ready props and headline-grabbing props that screamed the collections message throughout: “we can decide to become who we are!”
Whether you’re a wannabe Daenerys Targaryen and long to cradle your own baby dragon or fancy yourself so much that your own face is your next must-have accessory, Michele collaborated with the geniuses at Makinarium to demonstrate that anything is possible. Follow us behind-the-scenes and find out just how they did it.
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