Gucci has announced that its creative director of under two years, Sabato De Sarno, has left the position just two and a half weeks before the next runway show.

Kering’s flagship label Gucci ended its collaboration with creative director Sabato De Sarno as the brand faces weak demand and as the French group seeks to rejuvenate its fashion houses.

Italian designer Sabato De Sarno is parting ways Gucci, it has been confirmed by the house this morning, continuing a picture of a fashion industry in flux