5 things to know about Gucci's SS24 show The return of patent leather and the red stripe

Gucci's SS24 show has just ended, the first proposed by new artistic director Sabato De Sarno after Alessandro Michele. The weather in Milan these days did not allow the catwalk to take shape in Via Brera, outdoors as planned, so the location was imposed from above - literally. At the Gucci Hub, in Via Mecenate 77, the maison's headquarters hosted hundreds of VIPs, including Emma Chamberlain, Julia Roberts, Ryan Gosling and Paul Mascal, immersed in a purple-red projection, the stylistic signature chosen by De Sarno for his new Gucci.

Here are 5 things you should know about Gucci's SS24.

The return of patent leather

The bejewelled accessories and looks left many open-mouthed at Gucci headquarters, but the real star of the show were the shoes. With an eight centimetre high rigid wedge, Gucci's iconic horsebit pumps were transformed into dizzyingly colourful platforms, from orange to green crocodile skin.