Louise Trotter - Designer, Creative Director of Bottega Veneta

[Xone]

That’s my issue with her. Her Carven felt The Row bis. Like she did not even try to hide it.

I still think Ilaria Icardi would have been better.

She is at Prada now right?...at least according to her ig

 

[Lola701]

Lacoste?!?! Is that eve considered fashion?!? What a sad world we live in if Lacoste is a reference for anything but a tshirt one goes to gym in to sweat.

The question was « could she do menswear ». She can because she did it at Lacoste. And her Lacoste menswear was proper menswear from tailoring to coats to athleisure. Whether is our taste or not is not the question…She did menswear. And it was convincing.

Stefano Pilati worked at all the esteemed fashion brands in the world to design a collection for Zara. Does that question his abilities to design?

And as far as I know, Christophe Lemaire doing Lacoste never jeopardized his credibility when Hermes hired him and when he became that beloved voice with his own brand…

 

[tourbillions]

lacoste is way more fashionable than most of nyfw calendar... Beyond their logo stuff, some of their RTW reminds me of what burberry should be aiming for.

 

[Frederic01]

So wait, Bottega won’t show anything new until September? That’s crazy, non? Not even a lookbook or collection done by the studio? What are they even going to sell until next year when Trotter’s pieces arrive in stores?

 

[RosesAreRed]

they for sure will sell new coleections. But they wonts show it, not to mix up with the landing of the new CD.

 

[LadyJunon]

So wait, Bottega won’t show anything new until September? That’s crazy, non? Not even a lookbook or collection done by the studio? What are they even going to sell until next year when Trotter’s pieces arrive in stores?

They did the same for the rebrand under Lee. They skipped the SS19 season and did a shoot for PF19 followed by a runway for FW19. I imagine that fashion isn't as important at BV as it is at the rest of Kering, so they decided to save money and skip the season altogether instead of doing a studio-led show/lookbook.

 

[Olaffo]

I think they’ll be milking this Blazy Bottega cow for as long as they can at the same time avoiding any criticism of Trotter or client confusion. They must have so much stock to sell all over the world…

 

[proseccotabis]

I think they’ll be milking this Blazy Bottega cow for as long as they can at the same time avoiding any criticism of Trotter or client confusion. They must have so much stock to sell all over the world…

dont know how they will be milking it as its truly not selling especially RTW. They put too much emphasis on the prestige and also store design but the price point is absolutely insane. having said that im sure we will soon see blazys pieces in outlet stores particularly in italy and also at employee sales
im hoping that perhaps with trotters tenure plus the whole sh** show they have in kering at the moment they might reconsider the pricing policies they implemented

 

[yslforever]

dont know how they will be milking it as its truly not selling especially RTW. They put too much emphasis on the prestige and also store design but the price point is absolutely insane. having said that im sure we will soon see blazys pieces in outlet stores particularly in italy and also at employee sales
im hoping that perhaps with trotters tenure plus the whole sh** show they have in kering at the moment they might reconsider the pricing policies they implemented

Can brands really back down on pricing though ? Especially if they claim to be "luxury" or "leather"
Not just slowing the price increase but also actually decrease prices for upcoming collections, that would contradict the Veblen goods effect.

 

[proseccotabis]

Can brands really back down on pricing though ? Especially if they claim to be "luxury" or "leather"
Not just slowing the price increase but also actually decrease prices for upcoming collections, that would contradict the Veblen goods effect.

Not entirely sure how that can be done in practice but for sure they can “freeze” the pricing I think aka not to any higher and remain on the same level as before maybe? Or maybe Trotters products can be more “humble” so that consequently the price is on par idk but anyway I hope that her BV is not as pretentious and astronomically priced as Blazys which is one of the reasons why I hate his Bottega lol

 

[Lola701]

Maybe images will be released when the collection hits the stores. In reality, pre-fall can do the job for the whole season.
The collection will arrive in store in June and is off the shelves by late February. It allows them through drops to have merchandise in stores for that whole period.

And with Louise showing in September, she is probably already working on resort. So I suspect an early arrival of resort as it hits the stores 2 months after her debut show. They can push a possible new bag.

There’s no reason for Bottega Veneta to lower their prices. They have always been very expensive. It has always been the most expensive brand in the group. The fact that they are growing (slowly but still) is a testament to the relevancy of their strategy.

However their pricing is not that insane when you go to the stores and look at various products. Ok 10K for an intrecciatto tote can be seen as excessive but they have lower prices on some items. And then again, there’s no push back from clients.

The hype around Daniel Lee and Matthieu Blazy made people believe that BV was mass when in fact the positioning has always been super exclusive. The product was just trendy and people wanted it.

 

[yslforever]

Maybe images will be released when the collection hits the stores. In reality, pre-fall can do the job for the whole season.
The collection will arrive in store in June and is off the shelves by late February. It allows them through drops to have merchandise in stores for that whole period.

And with Louise showing in September, she is probably already working on resort. So I suspect an early arrival of resort as it hits the stores 2 months after her debut show. They can push a possible new bag.

There’s no reason for Bottega Veneta to lower their prices. They have always been very expensive. It has always been the most expensive brand in the group. The fact that they are growing (slowly but still) is a testament to the relevancy of their strategy.

However their pricing is not that insane when you go to the stores and look at various products. Ok 10K for an intrecciatto tote can be seen as excessive but they have lower prices on some items. And then again, there’s no push back from clients.

The hype around Daniel Lee and Matthieu Blazy made people believe that BV was mass when in fact the positioning has always been super exclusive. The product was just trendy and people wanted it.

I was more concerned about RTW prices, bags have a different dynamics as they are mostly carry-ons and not seasonnal.

 

[proseccotabis]

Ok 10K for an intrecciatto tote can be seen as excessive but they have lower prices on some items.

Cabat purse for 10k is absolutely insane in my opinion…. I understand it’s Bottega and that prices change and all that jazz …and their LG haven’t been this expensive until blazys tenure. Chained cassette that was once the most expensive purse in BV was and still is 4200k so I don’t know what they’re thinking with Cabat in particular… nobody is buying it for that price. Same with the big andiamo IMO of course

 

[plentyofhorns]

Can brands really back down on pricing though ? Especially if they claim to be "luxury" or "leather"
Not just slowing the price increase but also actually decrease prices for upcoming collections, that would contradict the Veblen goods effect.

Yeah they’re really all stuck now, Chanel especially with the $10k classic flap. You cannot reduce luxury goods prices, it would instantly ruin the prestige