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Childlike wonder and high fashion mix in Bottega Veneta show
Brand bucks play-it-safe approach of much of Milan fashion week with collection of unadulterated creativity
The Milan-based brand’s creative director, Matthieu Blazy, had guests sit on leather beanbags, each depicting a different creature to unveil his spring/summer 2025 collection, a move he said was inspired by the scene of stuffed animals in Steven Spielberg’s ET. Oversized trouser suits had one leg missing, dresses were pulled out of shape and cinched at the neck with frog brooches, leather trenchcoats had floppy lapels like rabbit ears and smart-casual separates were all deliberately – and extremely – creased. The actors Michelle Yeoh, Julianne Moore, Jacob Elordi and Ebon Moss-Bachrach; the rapper A$AP Rocky; and the boxer Imane Khelif were all in attendance on Saturday night, and shortly afterwards pictures of them on their beanbags went viral on TikTok.
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