They couldn't be more different in style.

They couldn't be more similar in their being stuck in a moment.

Hedi Slimane imposing his black and white, skinny, hyper young aesthetics. He developed it in full gear in all the brands he worked for.

He's been the Golden Boy raising like a Phoenix from its ashes.

Alessandro Michele is the alchemist behind the disruption of Gucci. The mixer of vintage styles, à la Rocky Balboa meets Adriana at the flea market revamped and rebooted for Chinese youngsters unintentional followers of esoteric symbols of a dark knight.

Both unapologetic and stuck in their vision of glory.

They virtually crossed in a legendary place where, we imagine, they soon could meet at dawn for a sword fight.

Hedi Slimane just celebrated his 50th birthday at Le Palace in Paris Montmartre, a former theatre turned nightclub and famous for its parties and extravaganza at the end of '70s - beginning of '80s.

Hedi Slimane just celebrated his 50th birthday at Le Palace in Paris Montmartre, a former theatre turned nightclub and famous for its parties and extravaganza at the end of '70s - beginning of '80s.

Both designer are facing the challenge of their life at the SS19 in Paris: to demonstrate that they can evolve their style keeping it fresh and appealing.

One more time.

by Susanna Nicoletti - a fashion and luxury marketing, communication and digital senior professional in the industry with boutique consultancy www.thefashiondispatch.com