MILAN — Fashion’s reset started today in Milan, but the notion that a new creative director must wipe the slate clean doesn’t necessarily make for the most effective strategy.
Case in point: Demna’s debut at Gucci — first dropped on Monday as a lookbook of Catherine Opie-lensed Italian archetypes — referenced predecessor Alessandro Michele’s work for the house, particularly his penchant for building characters and then dressing them up, as well as the legacy of Tom Ford,…

