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Bottega Veneta Winter 2026
Louise Trotter reshapes familiar daywear at Bottega Veneta for Winter 2026, bringing considered curves and expressive detail into a Milanese wardrobe for women and men.
- Collection year
- 2026
- Show date
- 2026-02-28
- City
- Milan
- Creative direction
- Louise Trotter
- Shown in
- Milan
- Fashion week
- Milan Fashion Week
- Edition
- Autumn/Winter 2026
- Presentation format
- runway
- Venue
- Palazzo San Fedele
At a glance
The collection places dressing within the shared life of Milan: the opera, the theatre and the piazza. Trotter draws on the intimacy of remembered objects, from a grandmother’s evening bag to a father’s worn shoe, and lets those associations inform a more expressive everyday wardrobe. The setting brings a similar contrast to the fore, surrounding the clothes with red carpet, lacquered columns and individually made seating.
Daywear with expression
Familiar wardrobe forms gain character through altered curves and more flamboyant details.
Personal objects, public life
Memories of clothes and accessories meet the social rituals of dressing in Milan.
A collective act of making
The show foregrounds the collaboration of design, material knowledge and handwork.
The setting
Presented at Bottega Veneta’s Palazzo San Fedele headquarters, with red carpets, lacquered columns and Max Lamb’s 421 chairs installation.
Creative credits
Creative direction: Louise Trotter. Seating installation: Max Lamb
Coverage & analysis
Bottega Veneta Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway