Italian designer Alberta Ferretti , celebrated for her sensitive and dreamy style, wrote in an emotional email sent on Tuesday announcing that she would be leaving her post as creative director of the eponymous brand she founded over 40 years ago. In a poignant moment, Ferretti wrote, "On September 17th, you attended my last fashion show." And with that, one of the most exciting chapters in her great career comes to an end.

Speaking at 74, Ferretti said that it was about time for her to give her brand a new narrative and stated that the same had been 'a difficult, complicated, but very thoughtful choice'. This bittersweet move would mark her leaving of room for a new story with the new charge. She promised her followers that she would still be the face behind the brand and that, soon enough, she will announce who is going to take her place.

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