Matthieu Blazy’s debut collection delves into familiar house codes and delivers a sense of effortless cool.
’s fashion critic Anders Christian Madsen shares five key takeaways from Matthieu Blazy’s debut show for Bottega Veneta autumn/winter 2022 in Milan.Bottega Veneta couldn’t have hoped for a smoother transition following the sudden departure of Daniel Lee last year, after just three years at its helm. When he joined the house, the industry was quick to proclaim Lee its new messiah: someone to hear their shopping prayers after Phoebe Philo left Celine.
The ordinary-to-extraordinary idea of Blazy’s opening look fuelled a collection founded in the weird-ification and glam-ification of classics, from workwear and formal suits to cocktail and even ballroom dress codes.The show took place in a stripped-down, industrial palazzo space, which could have been a gallery, complete with the stools fashion guests know from similarly art-centric shows like Loewe .