Bottega Veneta will kick off 2025 with not just a new creative director, but a female one: British designer Louise Trotter. She succeeds Matthieu Blazy — who nabbed the big job at Chanel, as announced this week — and will become one of the very few women leading a major luxury brand in fashion today.

Kering announced Thursday that Louise Trotter has been named creative director of the Bottega Veneta fashion house, taking over from Matthieu Blazy.Trotter arrives from the French brand Carven, where she has been creative director since February 2023.

Upon the announcement, Blazy wrote a short and sweet statement, which he posted on his Instagram account: "To the wonderful Bottega teams, thank you for the great adventure." Before taking the top job at Bottega Veneta,