New creative director’s show reflects the brand’s Italian heritage with soft-power chic
The most breathlessly hyped debut in this month of fashion shows was not a new urban streetwear label, or an avant-garde couture house. It was for Bottega Veneta, a venerable Italian brand rooted in leather craftsmanship.
The buzz at Bottega Veneta emanates from the new creative director, a Central Saint Martins-educated 32-year-old Brit, Daniel Lee– and specifically from Lee’s previous role as director of ready-to-wear at Celine, where he was right-hand man to Phoebe Philo.
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