Apparel and accessories
November 16, 2021
Bottega Veneta and creative director Daniel Lee surprised the fashion world by ending their collaboration. Here’s what the brand did right and wrong. Image credit: Net-A-Porter
By Daniel Langer
Matthieu Blazy, ready-to-wear design director at Bottega Veneta, has big shoes to fill as he takes over the creative director's position at the Kering-owned fashion and leather goods brand.
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