Since Alessandro Michele Took Over the Creative Rein at Gucci in Early 2015, We’ve Seen the Luxury Italian Brand Redefined in an Unexpected but Clearly Successful Way. Today, the Self-proclaimed Dreamer Is Ready to Debut His First Fragrance, Bloom, and Yang Mei Ling Gets a First Whiff of It in New York City.
It was a beautiful, chilly day (12°C to be exact) in early May when I got ready for the exclusive fragrance reveal and Gucci Bloom Party after a shopping spree at Gucci’s Fifth Avenue store. Floral dress, kitten heels and effortless Gucci makeup? Check! Together with other foreign media, I was whisked off to MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, one of the largest art institutions in the US (and the country’s first non-profit arts centre) dedicated solely to today’s most experimental and thought provoking art – which didn’t come as a surprise, since Alessandro was playing host.
On a normal day, the courtyard of MoMA PS1 is a blank canvas – raw, basic and untouched. But for one night only, it was brought to life and transformed into a sweet smelling, enchanting urban garden full of vintage sofas at every corner of the bright green grass carpet, lush blooms (100,000 of them including roses, peonies and jasmine alongside 300 plants), parrots in antique cages and then some. In the relaxed atmosphere, we got to enjoy an array of delicious finger food and champagne while DJ Juliana Huxtable entertained us through the hours under a romantic gazebo.
This story is from the September 2017 edition of Female Malaysia.
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