People who spend too much time on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram may remember this unlikely time when there was a slew of trompe-l’oeil videos. They were objects of everyday life that turned out to be child’s play once a stab wound had passed. Well, the Bottega Veneta fall-winter 2023-2024 fashion show, presented by Matthieu Blazy on February 25, 2023 as part of Milan Fashion Week, was just like that.
Why Bottega Veneta’s Fall/Winter 2023-2024 show is worth a look
This is the Franco-Belgian designer’s fourth collection (but third show) for this Italian house of the Kering luxury group. Born in Paris in 1984, Matthieu Blazy cut his teeth as a designer in the Raf Simons studios, Maison Margiela, Celine (she was Phoebe Philo), then Calvin Klein (around Raf Simons, in fact), before being appointed artistic director of Bottega Veneta in 2020.
Renowned for its discretion, the maison does not need media hype (the previous artistic director, Daniel Lee, even had Bottega Veneta’s Instagram deleted) or a large logo, and can only be recognized by the quality of its leathers, especially when they are woven according to his distinctive know-how: thebraided (which could be translated as “intertwined”, the “twisted”).
Incorporating Bottega Veneta’s leather know-how into Italian heritage
Rather than a collection full of flashy gimmicks, Matthieu Blazy therefore proposed an autumn-winter 2023-2024 work by Bottega Veneta whose luxury lies in the understated details that deserve to be looked twice. . Why every visible piece of clothing was in fact made of leather, worked in trompe-l’œil to create surprising textures.
For example, what looked like a gray suit with tie was actually suede, same for what looked like a nightgown over matching striped boxers, or the final look consisting of a white tank top and jeans. We may already rave about perfect cuts, but now these technical skills add a layer (of trompe-l’oeil leather).
This collection was presented together with three large sculptures from the Italian artistic heritage : The man in motion (1913) by Italian futurist artist Umberto Boccioni (usually exhibited at the National Gallery of Cosenza) and The runners (which date back to the 1st century BC and which are usually presented at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples). A way for Matthieu Blazy to include this collection and more generally the know-how of Bottega Veneta within the Italian heritage. Or, should we say, braid it like leather braided.
Source: Madmoizelle
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