Fashion career profile
Louise Trotter
Louise Trotter is a British fashion designer and Creative Director of Bottega Veneta. After studying fashion at Newcastle Polytechnic, she built her career in British and European ready-to-wear, including a long period at Joseph. She became Creative Director of Lacoste in 2018, working across the French sportswear house’s collections until 2023. In February 2023, she took the creative-director role at Carven, where she remained until moving to Bottega Veneta at the end of January 2025. Kering announced her appointment in December 2024; her first collection for Bottega Veneta was shown for Spring/Summer 2026 in September 2025. Trotter’s work is associated with a considered approach to wardrobe, material and craft, while her career crosses contemporary sportswear and European luxury. The Bottega Veneta appointment marks a return to a heritage house after leadership roles at Lacoste and Carven.
- Role
- Creative Director, Bottega Veneta
- Nationality
- British
- Career appointments
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- Fashion houses
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- Collections led
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- Bottega Veneta SS27 Is About Wearing Less & Feeling MoreHypebeast Fashion · 2026-09-28
- Arrivederci! Kendall Jenner Closes Louise Trotter's Best Bottega Veneta Show to DateWho What Wear · 2026-09-28
- Bottega Veneta Spring 2027: Lightening UpWWD · 2026-09-26
- Bottega Veneta: Creative Director, joined January 2025Kering announced her appointment in December 2024 and stated she would join at the end of January 2025. · Kering
- Education: Fashion, Newcastle Polytechnic (1991)Northumbria University confirms she graduated with a fashion degree in 1991. · Northumbria University
- Lacoste: Creative Director, 2018–2023The five-year role preceded her appointment at Carven. · Lacoste
- Carven: Creative Director from February 2023 to January 2025She moved from Carven to Bottega Veneta at the end of January 2025. · Associated Press
- Bottega Veneta: Joined at the end of January 2025Kering announced the appointment in December 2024 and the effective joining period separately. · Kering
- Bottega Veneta: Debut collection shown in September 2025Her first runway collection for the house was presented for Spring/Summer 2026. · Kering
- 2018 — Appointed Creative Director of LacosteShe leads the house’s collections through 2023.
- 2023 — Begins creative direction at CarvenThe appointment follows her Lacoste tenure.
- 2024 — Named Creative Director of Bottega VenetaKering announced her appointment in December 2024.
- 2025 — Joins Bottega Veneta and presents debut collectionShe joined at the end of January and showed her first collection in September.
- 2025–Present — Creative Director — Bottega VenetaCurrent appointment · Kering