<p>On her birthday, we&rsquo;re celebrating the unforgettable fashion bond between Lana Del Rey and Alessandro Michele.</p>

<p class="sr-only"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Today, on <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/lana-del-rey-best-fashion-moments-grammys-lyrics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lana Del Rey&rsquo;s</a> birthday, we celebrate not only her music and poetic world but also her singular relationship with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/categories/fashion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fashion</a>&mdash;one that turns every appearance into a cinematic moment. At the heart of this style story is her evolving connection with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/valentino-haute-couture-spring-summer-2025-alessandro-michele" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alessandro Michele</a>, now creative director of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/tags/valentino" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valentino</a>.</span></p>
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<p data-start="311" data-end="648">Their bond isn&rsquo;t new. It began years ago, when Lana first embraced <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/tags/alessandromichele" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michele&rsquo;s</a> creative vision. Two kindred spirits: Lana&rsquo;s melancholic, theatrical elegance meets Michele&rsquo;s fantastical, dreamlike imagination. Their aesthetic connection feels not only organic but inevitable&mdash;an ongoing dialogue that&rsquo;s deeply personal and visually powerful.</p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lana Del Rey wears a dress from the Avant Les Débuts Spring 2025 collection designed by Alessandro Michele</strong></h4>

Lana Del Rey in Valentino by Alessandro Michele. Getty Images.

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lana Del Rey in Valentino at the latest Met Gala</strong></h4>

Lana Del Rey and Alessandro Michele in Valentino at the 2025 Met Gala

Lana Del Rey in Valentino at the 2025 Met Gala

<p data-start="0" data-end="350">At the 2025 Met Gala, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/taylor-swift-copying-lana-del-rey-style-music-celebrity-comparison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lana Del Rey</a> appeared like a mystical apparition. She wore a black velvet and brown satin gown from <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/tags/alessandromichele" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alessandro Michele&rsquo;s</a> Vertigineux Spring 2025 collection for Valentino. The look was both dramatic and refined, featuring a low-waisted silhouette with a pleated skirt, structured bodice, and an elegantly embroidered lace back.</p>
<p data-start="352" data-end="483" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">But the true stroke of genius? Two golden alligator clips placed in her hair&mdash;a symbolic tribute to her new husband, Jeremy Dufrene.</p>

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>We retrace moments experienced by Lana Del Rey and Alessandro Michele when he was Creative Director of Gucci</strong></h4>

Lana Del Rey and Alessandro Michele at the 2018 Met Gala. Getty Images.

Lana Del Rey at the launch of the Gucci Bloom fragrance in 2017. Getty Images.

Alessandro Michele and Lana Del Rey at the 2018 Fashion Awards. Getty Images.

Lana Del Rey at the 2018 Gucci LACMA Art+Film Gala. Getty Images.

<p data-start="3605" data-end="3893" style="text-align: justify;">And today, as we celebrate <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/lana-del-rey-boyfriends-dating-relationship-history-engaged" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lana</a>, we also celebrate this: a woman who is living art, and a creative synergy that has the power to leave its mark.<em></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">With Michele's move to the creative direction of Valentino, the singer-songwriter continues to tell a refined and sophisticated style, expressing her personality through creations that embody the aesthetic ideal of the Roman designer. Their collaboration represents a tribute to that special connection that only a few muses and designers can embody.</p>

Happy Birthday Lana Del Rey: Alessandro Michele’s Ultimate Muse

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