This season marked a transitional moment for Gucci. Following the sudden departure of Sabato De Sarno earlier this month—after just two years as creative director—Gucci’s Fall 2025 collection was helmed by the brand’s in-house creative team. And yet, the show didn’t feel like a placeholder. Instead, it was a confident, co-ed display of the codes that have defined Gucci for decades, proving that the house’s DNA is bigger than any single designer.
The collection was a seamless, decades-spanning conversation between craft, culture, and identity. Walking the runway—an intertwined dark green Interlocking G, a tribute to founder Guccio Gucci—models embodied a synergy of old and new. It wasn’t men’s versus women’s. It was one fluid, interconnected narrative where tailoring, textures, and silhouettes spoke to each other across time. Think ‘60s silhouettes meeting ‘90s minimalism, British tweeds flirting with Italian sprezzatura, and flashes of flesh subverting the formality of suiting. Gucci’s signature duality—strict yet playful, structured yet soft—was everywhere.
Fabric experimentation took center stage, with brushed mohair, coated wools, and mother-of-pearl leathers adding depth and dimension. Slubbed tweeds—historically reserved for classic menswear—were reimagined in sinuous crepe de chine for women, proving that boundaries are meant to be blurred. Meanwhile, a color palette of greens, greys, mauves, and browns kept everything grounded, cohesive, and effortlessly chic.
Of course, no Gucci collection is complete without its iconography, and this season, the Horsebit was front and center. Celebrating its 70th anniversary, the motif popped up in unexpected places: waist chains on scooped-back dresses, chunky jewelry, and, of course, leather goods. The classic Horsebit 1955 bag got a refresh with ultra-soft construction, while the new Gucci Siena bag fastened with a sleek half-Horsebit click—precision, but make it luxury. Even the comfiest footwear—the slipper—was graced with the emblem, because why not?
And just to elevate the cinematic feel of it all, the runway soundtrack was composed by La La Land maestro Justin Hurwitz, performed live by an orchestra.
At its core, the new collection was a reminder that Gucci isn’t bound by time or trends—it exists in its own rhythm, shifting and evolving while staying unmistakably Gucci. And with a new creative chapter on the horizon, the house just proved it can hold its own, no matter who’s at the helm.
