Kering has announced that Louise Trotter has been named creative director of the Bottega Veneta fashion house. She will succeed Matthieu Blazy.

As most of the world slows ahead of a festive holiday season, the fashion industry has shifted gears, delivering a whirlwind of major announcements

Greta Lee and Bottega Veneta have been a match made in red-carpet heaven lately, and the actress' outing to the Governors Awards in January was probably one of our favourite looks of hers. She wore Bottega head to toe in the form of a padded red V-neck dress and silver pointy pumps.

Two noble luxury houses, alike in dignity (and coveted accessories), have just appointed new creative directors after months of speculation. On Dec. 12, Bottega Veneta confirmed in a press release the long-swirling rumors that creative director Matthieu Blazy would step down.

Luxury house Chanel named Matthieu Blazy, the creative director of Kering’s Bottega Veneta label, as its new top designer, filling one of the fashion industry’s most coveted roles.

Once she officially starts her new role in 2025, filling the shoes of Matthieu Blazy, she'll be the only female creative director at Kering.

Louise Trotter will succeed Matthieu Blazy as Bottega Veneta creative director, parent company Kering and Bottega Veneta announced today in a joint release.

Kering appointed Louise Trotter as new creative director for its Bottega Veneta brand, the latest shake-up by the French luxury-goods giant in recent months as it seeks to inject new life into its fashion houses.

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.

In a changing of the tide, Matthieu Blazy has been named artistic director of Chanel. This move is a preeminent decision that will surely lead the house into a new creative era. Blazy previously was toiling away at Kering’s Bottega Veneta where he breathed life into the house through accessories,