If the world is a stage and all of us merely actors, then being dressed in Gucci would surely be a wonderful way to express our inner monologues—at least this is what creative director, Alessandro Michele, hoped to achieve with his autumn/winter 2019 collection.
No stranger to controversy (he sent models down the runway carrying their own “heads” during the autumn/winter 2018 show in Milan), Michele’s accessories du jour this season were masks: black, marigold yellow, baby blue, fetishised, and some sporting two-inch spikes. This was an apt visual representation, given that he wanted to explore the relationship humans have with the various facets of their characters and the faces they put on. “A mask is hollow but also full,” he quipped at the press conference after the show in Milan.
Unfortunately, the Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees‑esque masks, along with the gleaming gold earpieces, will reportedly not make it to the retail floor, as they were included on the runway solely for theatrical effect. Instead, what fans can look forward to are the other “very Gucci” accessories.
