The Bottega Veneta fall 2023 runway rounds out what new inventive director Matthieu Blazy has dubbed the “Italia” trilogy of reveals, a sequence of collections meant to convey collectively Italy’s previous, current and future in a single cohesive style imaginative and prescient. What makes this third within the sequence so particular is that it’s about bringing collectively all totally different sorts of individuals underneath one umbrella, reimagining what it means to be stylish.
“I cherished the concept of the parade in Italy; a procession, a wierd carnival, a crowd of individuals from wherever and in every single place and but one way or the other, all of them match and go in the identical route,” Blazy acknowledged within the present notes. “I wished to have a look at what makes individuals collect collectively in a spot with out hierarchy, the place everyone seems to be invited.”
Not solely is the end result certainly one of Blazy’s most lush choices for the model so far, it’s additionally one of the vital revolutionary collections to come back out of Milan this season—and contemplating how stellar the work has been this week, that’s no small bar to clear. Bottega Veneta continues to deal with what it might do with its leather-based, embossing it with croc or ostrich patterns and utilizing it in every single place from trenchcoats to clothes. Blazy created one thing of a phenomenon together with his trompe-l’oeil “denim” leather-based pants for spring, and that spirit of experimentation continues in his newest outing. See: Pinstriped nightshirts, the smattering of feathers at a bust, flannel pajamas, even what seem like knitted socks—it’s all leather-based.
Don’t let the phantasm distract you from the knits, which have been provided in chunky sweaters and ribbed polo clothes, or from Blazy’s twist on menswear for ladies: completely outsized suiting in some locations, razor-sharp tailor-made clothes in others, all lower in conventional menswear materials.
Undoubtedly, the hit accent right here would be the thigh-high boots finished within the model’s signature Intrecciato weave in shades of oxblood and bone, however the Sardine bag additionally will get a covetable replace with Murano glass handles.
Relatively than closing with an embellished night look or a statement-making coat, Blazy as a substitute despatched Liu Wen (who made her return to the runway at Prada earlier within the week) out in a easy white tank, a pair of denims and a pink shirt tied at her waist. The message, it appears, is that stylish may be present in probably the most primary of favor gestures at Bottega Veneta.
