Capitán has collaborated on multiple occasions with Alessandro Michele, the much-lauded creative director of Gucci, since his appointment in 2015. Michele, who describes his aesthetic as “contemporary, eclectic Romanticism”, sought out individual artistic talents who could contribute to the work of the house of Gucci, with reference to its history and also looking into its future.
Most notably, in 2017, many of her hand-written aphorisms were featured on the Autumn-Winter collection. Phrases such as “Common sense is not that common,” or, “What are we going to do with all this future?”, appeared on Gucci’s most popular items - bags, logo t-shirts, and hoodies, as a palimpsest of cultural renovation.
