Creative director Sabato De Sarno stayed the course, showing more Ancora red leather, sporty tailoring, lingerie looks, horsebit accessories and nods to famous Gucci customer of yore Jacqueline Kennedy.

Sabato De Sarno presents a carpe diem-inspired collection that drew on "casual grandeur" and brought out Nara and Lucky Blue Smith and Gabbriette.

And while the reset, following seven years of maximalism at the Kering-owned label, came as a shock to many, de Sarno has stuck to his guns: yes, fashion is for expressing oneself, but dressing up doesn’t have to be so far removed from reality.