Bottega Veneta S/S 2026 Milan

[donyan]

A lot of this is beautiful and the materials and colour palette are pure BV. Why the big shoulders though? Is that still a thing?

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

Safe debut.
I found the collection quite good, maybe because I had no expectations at all.

I love a surprising texture, so I am here for these shiny fringes (they reminded me of the long skirts Nicolas did at the end of Balenciaga SS12, the show where the benches collapsed).

It is true that you don't see much of an original PoV, but at the same time, if the management had wanted an original take on Bottega maybe they would have chosen another person.
Continuity can be ok, when things work.

Also, after Versace, I find soothing when the house is stronger than the individuals, and there is no room for CDs to turn everything upside down.

A good show, and with one of my favorite David Bowie / Nina Simone songs as soundtrack.

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[andrew]

it all looks nice and luxurious, but spring summer?

 

[QuantumCouture]

The craftsmanship is there. I can see the quality in the leather work, the attention to detail. However, the vision is lacking. BV should me more about intellectual luxury.

P.S. The clogs are atrocious.

 

[THD96]

I like it. She delivered what I expected from her for a brand like BV so I have no complaints.

My favorite pieces are the crocodile leather coats. And the yellow fringe jacket from Look 33.
Knitwear is her strength and a few knit pieces here are gorgeous, can't wait to see what she has in store for FW.
And the menswear is as strong as the women's. Very direct and grabs your attention.
And Suzanne Koller's styling is sublime.

I think I wish she were a little bit more SS appropriate, and the silhouettes could be more focused and less oversized.

Overall, a solid debut for me.

 

[Mathewthew]

I like it, I think the colour and texture are nice. But at a point, everything is so heavy and super oversized...
I just hope there's something light in the collection for a change, but I would say it's a nice collection !!

 

[brandon J pierre]

She cared. ! Lots of nice textures the menswear is strong. You can mix and match the whole collection within itself and with other pieces in your closet.
Let's bring back sexy shoes

 

[Overindulgence]

I stopped watching the show after the first few looks. At least something terrible stirs some emotions in me. This is just so meh... I am starting to doubt if some of these designers even have in-house fit models anymore? These 5'9"-6'3" models look ridiculous in the clothes (and this applies to all of the houses still on the oversized trend). This look would have been a little interesting if the top wasn't that weird boxy navy colored shirt, but perhaps a intrecciato camisole or something.

Blazy at least incorporated some intriguing prints and knits in his collection. And there was some sense of sex appeal. And setting, soundtrack, and pacing conjured of his shows conjured up something interesting.

This has a similar energy to CWK at Givenchy. I don't hate it but I won't remember anything from it and I don't necessarily look forward to the next season. Trotter just works better a brand that is less high end (and I say this with her intro campaign in mind too).

 

[liberty33r1b]

tragic actually

 

[Alquimista]

Awful. They are all drowing in fabric. Spring summer my ***.

Super boring too.

 

[disco54]

Its very Phoebe Philo coded just like many other brands now , there are some nice outfits in there but the Car Wash cleaner looking skirts and bags are just clownish

 

[Norden]

this is a very expected debut from her.
I find all the volumes way too big, the models are drowning in well made clothes. Im sick of saying this but I can’t see all these philo influences anymore - it’s too much, they’re just all ripping her off. The only thing I like is that padded grey sweater, here the proportions really work. Let’s bring the volumes back a bit, show some skin here and there and maybe it will work.

 

[thiago:)]

I think she did a good job, honestly. I need to digest it a bit more, but there are many elements that I appreciate.

 

[perhydrol]

This has a similar energy to CWK at Givenchy.

It's the same stylist after all.

 

[style_expert]

It’s more or less what I expected — I’m not a fan. If the collection doesn’t look attractive on a cast of top models, what hope is there for ‘normal’ people? I don’t understand her insistence on the oversized look; it feels as though it’s the only thing she falls back on.

As a backdrop for the bags, it’s fine. But I wouldn’t expect the RTW category to be a major growth driver under Trotter.
The shoes seem pretty awful too.

 

[PierreGotha]

Decent Debut, and it's better not to rock the boat with Bottega.

 

[Diggi]

The fringes look like Nick Cave's sound suits

 

[Nader]

 

[Demna]