Italian luxury house Bottega Veneta has launched the ‘Bottega for Bottegas’ initiative to support Italian creativity. Referencing Italy as a nation holding “a culture rooted in its bottegas”, a word that essentially translates to “creative workshops”, the initiative looks to aid communities that contribute to the ‘Made in Italy’ appeal....
20 Dec 2021
When Kering made the unexpected announcement Daniel Lee was exiting Bottega Veneta it also hinted it at a reshuffle from within the brand. On Monday Kering confirmed this notion, announcing Matthieu Blazy as Creative Director, a promotion from his previous role of Design Director. Born in Paris in 1984, Matthieu Blazy is a graduate of La Cambre...
15 Nov 2021
Kering on Wednesday confirmed Bottega Veneta creative director Daniel Lee is to exit the label. In the shock announcement, the Paris-based luxury group said the move was a joint decision, first reported by the Business of Fashion. The reason for Lee’s departure has not been publicly announced, however it is rare for a star designer to exit a...
10 Nov 2021
That bright hue of green, professionally known as Kelly green and sitting somewhere between parakeet, apple and shamrock, is fashion’s new colour du jour. It has silently become one of the new codes and trademark colours for Italian luxury house Bottega Veneta, whose plush leather bags and accessories are synonymous with the hue since...
21 Oct 2021
Kering has reported strong revenue growth in the third quarter of the year, despite its star brand Gucci falling short of analysts’ expectations. The French luxury group, which also owns brands Yves Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta, reported revenue of 4.19 billion euros in the three months to the end of September, up 12.6 percent on a reported...
20 Oct 2021
Italian luxury label Bottega Veneta has appointed Alejandra Rositto as its new CEO of the Americas. Rositto began her position at the helm of the Kering-owned label this month, according to LinkedIn. She succeeds Gerrit Ruetzel, who has been president and CEO of the region since 2017. Rositto joins from Fendi - owned by Kering rival LVMH - where...
12 Oct 2021
Phoebe Philo is launching her own brand with LMVH as a minority stakeholder, industry sources have confirmed. Despite a three-year hiatus after exiting Celine, Philo has made a lasting imprint on the industry, leaving a legacy that revolutionised women’s clothing to be wearable and practical above being objectified. Her painstaking eye for...
12 Jul 2021
Bottega Veneta is to take its next salon presentation to Detroit, Michigan. The Italian luxury house on Friday said it would stage its Spring Summer 2022 collection this October in America’s music and motor capital, after previously hosting salon events in Berlin and London. Salon 03 will be the third event since the start of the pandemic, which...
4 Jul 2021
Bottega Veneta has opened a pop-up store in New York’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The news was reported by WWD. Williamsburg has continued to grow as a retail destination in New York over the past several years with brands including J. Crew, Sandro, and Suitsupply opening stores there. Like most fashion brands, Bottega Veneta was dealt a hit by...
31 May 2021
When Bottega Veneta launched its leather stack mule shoe last year, a robust platform slider exuding comfort in all its largesse, it was always going to spark a category trend. Fast forward to the spring 2022 collections and the mule is here to stay, specifically of the slip-on variety, with enough high street iterations available to keep buyers...
21 May 2021
Bottega Veneta has launched a new digital magazine called Issue. The debut quarterly publication is an audiovisual feast and curated with a roster of luminaries including Barbara Hulanicki, Missy Elliott and Walter Pfeiffer. There is plenty of fashion editorial and catwalk footage, but also music, video and graphics. The online publication is...
1 Apr 2021
Bottega Veneta is continuing its vanishing act from social media. Yesterday, the brand shut down its social media accounts in Asia with no explanation. Bottega Veneta’s Weibo account, which had 270,000 followers, along with other social media channels, were just shut down abruptly. This follows after the brand shutdown all their Western social...
25 Feb 2021
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