The childlike sense of wonder that Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy was talking about backstage at his spring 2025 show had its early stirrings with this resort collection, which precedes it in stores by several months. The intrecciato version of Richard Scarry’s Biggest Word Book Ever, which caused a stir on social media at the brand’s spring re-sees, makes an appearance here. Having listened to him wax nostalgic about 1980s films like E.
T. and Splash in Milan, the mermaid perched on a rock on an embroidered aloha shirt now looks like an obvious reference to the Daryl Hannah movie. And there’s another top decorated with naive drawings of a chessboard, a hand of cards, and a magic 8 ball, among other playthings, that has the “personal touch” feeling that doesn’t really factor in much other luxury fashion today.
The fish-print scarf dress is an homage to Gaetano Pesce, the artist and a Blazy collaborator, who died in April. “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?” Bottega Veneta was a “bright spot” for Kering in the third quarter.
Not being an analyst, I’d reckon that its success is down at least in part to that personal touch. It extends to this season’s bag offering, which in addition to new versions of its heart-quickening Sardine bag, includes a tote depicting a Venetian gondola and the .
