Matthieu Blazy brings something growingly rare in fashion today: clothes that spark not just joy, but happiness. His recent collections for Bottega Veneta ooze with unabashed dolce vita; they make you want to live life colorfully and boldly. This is also the case with resort 2025 line-up, which is beautifully eclectic and full of playful idiosyncrasy. “There was no big concept,” Blazy said of this pre-season collection. “It was more about: How can we put things together and when it comes to the individual ingredients, does it make your heart beat?” That might be the exact answer why Bottega – of all the Kering brands – performs so well. It makes the customers’ hearts beat. When I visited the brand’s newly-refurbished store on Avenue Montaigne in Paris last month, I was more than pleased with the actual emotions the brand’s garments and accessories bring, but also with their non-conformity and exquisite craftsmanship. The resort collection captures that perfectly – and feels like a delightful menu of unpretentious, wholesome meals that please all the taste buds. The food affiliation isn’t a co-incidence. “I rewatched a lot of Anthony Bourdain. There are a lot of parallels between the pleasure of cooking and the pleasure of putting things together on the silhouette. What I really wanted to do this season, it was pure pragmatically epicurean. I just took everything I like. It was like in Italy, when the ingredients are good, you don’t need to do too much with it,” Blazy summed up. How that translates to the clothes? Head-to-toe, saturated colors; experimental intrecciato patterns; extremes of full silhouettes; fish-prints (inspired with the late Gaetano Pesce’s art); massive, artisan knitwear. And plenty of individual taste.

Spice up your wardrobe with a couple of Bottega ingredients…

ED’s SELECTION:

Bottega Veneta Canalazzo Striped Intrecciato Leather Pumps

Bottega Veneta Large Fin Gold Vermeil And Enamel Earrings

Bottega Veneta Striped Knitted Wool Sweater

Bottega Veneta Paneled Cotton Midi Skirt

Bottega Veneta Embellished Ruffled Draped Two-tone Crepe Top

Bottega Veneta Resin And Gold-tone Earrings

Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Leather Gloves

Bottega Veneta Lauren 1980 Maxi Intrecciato Leather Clutch

Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
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