Bottega Veneta’s pre-spring 2020 collection
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STYLE Edit: Bottega Veneta’s sexy and subversive pre-spring 2020 collection is a springboard for Daniel Lee’s vision
The young British designer, who arrived from a stint with Celine, turns the idea of ‘luxury’ on its head with pre-spring 2020 collection for Italian house
Bottega Veneta’s pre-spring 2020 collection is the second with young British designer Daniel Lee at the helm.
Fashionistas have been getting excited about Bottega Veneta this year. Kering group’s new rising star has been helmed by British designer Daniel Lee, who was appointed creative director of the Italian luxury brand in June 2018.
We saw Lee’s vision for the house with his debut runway show for the autumn/winter 2019 collection and fans now have the pre-spring 2020 collection to tide them over until his next runway extravaganza.
The 33-year-old, who was previously director of ready-to-wear design at Celine, forges ahead with his new creative vision for Bottega Veneta in his most recent collection, imbuing a sense of contemporary cool in rigid BV motifs, turning the idea of “luxury” on its head with pieces that are modern, sexy and subversive.
For pre-spring, we see the house’s signature intrecciato weave maximised on an oversized tote, as well as an intrecciato suede leather bag that falls off the wrist with an exaggerated knot. The Pouch, which was unveiled last spring, evolves with a version featuring a handle that extends from the single piece of soft, butter calfskin leather.
Bottega Veneta’s pre-spring 2020 collection
Light neutral tones are grounded in black and white in the pre-spring collection; sandstone neutrals, tan shades, pistachio hues, limoncello yellow and sage green create a muted yet modern palette for the collection’s offerings.
The quilted, square-toed mules and sandals that we’ve seen on everybody from Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to Rihanna may have been the most coveted shoe in autumn, but a worthy contender in the Resort collection might just be the heeled sandals that feature leather strips cuffing wide-leg trousers.
Lee’s penchant for asymmetry is continued on in the Resort collection; knitwear features wrapped necklines, crossing off-centre at the heart. The “wrap” effect extends to a sandstone, fully-leather dress that bandages around the chest, but the overall look is undeniably relaxed.
Menswear design follows in a similar thematic thread as the womenswear collection, bringing robust classic outerwear into modern relevance with technical, high-performance fabrics.