Debuting his first runway collection as creative director of Bottega Veneta, Daniel Lee presented a modern interpretation of the brand’s storied heritage. Lee has single handedly made Bottega the darling of the cool-girl fashion scene through his thoughtful repurposing of the Italian brand’s iconic woven leather.
The show, which took place in a clear, airy tent, included a cornicopia of leather treatements on garmetns and accessories. From laser-cut leather outerwear and mototcycle-style pants, to leather bonded with neoprene which gave the illuson of Bottega’s signature weave. This homage to the brand’s weave motif was also realized on non-leather goods, including cashmere sweaters and elastic blazers, adding textural depth to these garments.
In fact, texture seemed to be the most prominent storyline throughout the collection, as there was a strong interplay amongst materiality and finish. In particular, pillow bags, shoes, skirts and jackets, not only acknowledged the beloved trompe l’oeil technique, but also introduced this design to be a visual signifier of the Bottega Veneta brand. Dual-function garments and accessories are also in: double your Bottega bag as a sleep accessory. While we also saw the application of texture onto classic silhouettes. There was a coat with textured sleeves, men’s loafers with the pillow-y, trompe l’oeil finish, and the best disco ball dresses you have ever seen. Biker chic also dominated the show, as seen in the collection’s brown leather and neoprene ensembles, chunky calf-high boots and chain accents. Color was also strongly noted, as the neutral palette prevailed, but was challenged by the bright, airy colors mixed in. Sea-foam green, pumpkin, leopard and eggplant all made intentional appearances and took form on various oversized sweaters, exaggerated overcoats and collars. There was also an emphasis on the display of the decollage, further advocating for the unexpected openings and structuring that was seen throughout the show.
The collection’s key pieces were primarily outerwear. Laser cut squares woven together to form fully fledged coats are pieces destined to become iconic. The manifestation of the woven motif onto these coats was further marked by the subtle ruching at the waist, made possible through drawstring detailing. A muted, shimmering purple windbreaker dress with fairy godmother sleeves graced the runway and is entirely unforgettable. In addition, the doubling of button-down dresses over shift dresses created a layered moment, with a twist. The show itself can be marked as “classic with a twist,” as we see this strive towards attracting a younger audience into the Bottega community. The shows music, a marriage of thrill and anticipation, tied in with the emotions felt by the audience in relation to the future of the Bottega: a revival.
![Bottega veneta fw 2019 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/72hXAALpwcyd3D4qzZum9p/19cc191701662b3a51d8d171cce48998/Bottega_Veneta_FW_2019_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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Philip Johnson
Four Seasons Restaurant, New York City, 1954
![Four seasons restaurant location new york ny architect philip johnson 1954. ezra stoller](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1dMnpVhmPybbQyO90PcDqw/04ddc8de036e5a2ea1c63367327ab50d/Four_Seasons_Restaurant__Location__New_York_NY__Architect__Philip_Johnson_1954.____Ezra_Stoller.jpg)
Eileen Gray
Screen, 1922
![Eileen gray. screen. 1922](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/u6ymHlldQOXDfkNz6mVPh/9b20fd70d5ea22a2eafd70fd5936deff/Eileen_Gray._Screen._1922.jpg)
Helmut Lang
Spring/Summer 2004
![Helmut lang ss 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5X7hlSA3WNGWFiirnSCXqe/7405613f663d0288c78c1fbbb7d2f33f/Helmut_Lang_SS_2004.jpg)
Maison Martin Margiela
Woven Elastic Jacket, Spring/Summer 2008
![Maison martin margiela woven elastic jacket spring summer 2008](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1JW9vCNW0jYJfXWAWeXG7O/d5071299337ce91802cb7b789b62020a/Maison-Martin-Margiela-Woven-Elastic-Jacket-Spring_Summer-2008.jpg)
Harvey Probber
Modular Sofa, 1940s
![Harvey probber modular sofa harvey probber deep tuft sofa 1940s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/34MpL4JlXPjcHZsjD5UQ6Y/cbc6ec89eeda618f6ab9863ee59af110/harvey-probber-modular-sofa-harvey-probber-deep-tuft-sofa_1940s.jpg)
Gucci
Skirt Suit, 1970s
Robert Mallet Stevens
Rue Mallet-Stevens, 1926
![Robert mallet stevens french 1886 1945 villa des fre res martel designed for brothers jan and joel martel both scul](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Qi9ZZjXkx1TQZJzjnee5z/061d8e5b0c69b0e9e9d7e9e644a9f204/Robert_Mallet_Stevens__French__1886-1945____Villa_des_Fre__res_Martel___Designed_for_brothers_Jan_and_Joel_Martel__both_scul.jpg)
Carol Jacque
Beach Chair with Wings, 1992
![Carol jacque beach chair with wings 1992 walkers ace bandages](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4YKlIJDs1oBCaFhrICFc2N/ee594f12cd94e7800e711329e20b0547/Carol_Jacque__Beach_Chair_with_Wings__1992__walkers__ace_bandages_.jpg)
Charles James
Taxi Dress, 1932
![Charles james taxi dress ca. 1932](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7tx3ryASEVEF6seMsYHsQD/b1d1c63ce22afcaaa0db9c80e40ab92f/Charles_James_____TAXI____DRESS__CA._1932.jpg)
Dan Colen
Oy Vey 3, 2010
![Dan colen oy vey 3 2010](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1VwUSBUZ7KELbUfbw48g2x/c846710b78d3c6ef61a39f36bb615b05/Dan_Colen__Oy_Vey_3__2010.jpg)
David Smith
Cubi XIX, 1964
![David smith cubi xix 1964](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3otAiKQU98j0izMvbQnhg6/fe6857318faf0fecf08c84fdd8c9eebd/David_Smith__Cubi_XIX__1964.jpg)
David Smith
David Smith, Untitled (Voltri), 1962
![David smith untitled voltri for gian carlo 1962](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/dtZN7sD6OV0oO6cGAfgxJ/a63a037dedfd07e06ebd9065f133b31d/David_Smith__Untitled__Voltri___For_Gian_Carlo___1962.jpg)
Paco Rabanne
Françoise Hardy, 1968
![Franc oise hardy at savoy with a dress by paco rabanne in 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5vLP9UXpCecaaOYwJTOlCK/369dbfe3e56ac1058626bdc96d4b9615/Franc__oise_Hardy_at_Savoy_with_a_dress_by_Paco_Rabanne_in_1968.jpg)
Jean Arp
Torso, 1957
![Jean arp torso 1957 1957](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/51jckIY49WisGZA9GrPNJ9/d509a539d500c66e1475b26f40dc6f6d/Jean_Arp__Torso__1957___1957.jpg)
John Chamberlain
Flawed Logic, 1979
![John chamberlain flawed logic 1979](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3ZMB2V8TV4v0tUtjMDbFsv/b15d9951b5271671e2bf50a23ed64e82/John_Chamberlain__Flawed_Logic__1979.jpg)
David Montgomery
Model in Paco Rabanne, 1966
![Paco rabanne 1966 david montgomery](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5x1vus4yqNCIgJF91JmNcz/ebc189f3bf3121ed526728be58cff30b/Paco-Rabanne_1966_David_Montgomery.jpg)
Richard Artschwager
Exclamation Point, 2006
![Richard artschwager exclamation point 2006](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/WsG0UMH4AcVErqL30SDaO/e9e90d98638bbe3db047458aa5cb3e84/Richard_Artschwager__Exclamation_Point__2006.jpg)
Richard Prince
Untitled (girlfriend), 1993
![Richard prince untitled girlfriend 1993](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4oh0aAbOSIS0YtoNzMQOFN/4ff7c0f979ccbc8588ab8e3d4e263203/Richard_Prince__Untitled__girlfriend__1993.jpg)
Villa Cavrois
Interior, 1932
![Villa cavrois 020 500x333](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3TMyzORzXtXix06c5teZYl/f15b163db98f7fad5663ae112c41a330/Villa-Cavrois_020-500x333.jpg)
References
![Four seasons restaurant location new york ny architect philip johnson 1954. ezra stoller](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1dMnpVhmPybbQyO90PcDqw/04ddc8de036e5a2ea1c63367327ab50d/Four_Seasons_Restaurant__Location__New_York_NY__Architect__Philip_Johnson_1954.____Ezra_Stoller.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Philip Johnson
Four Seasons Restaurant, New York City, 1954
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![Eileen gray. screen. 1922](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/u6ymHlldQOXDfkNz6mVPh/9b20fd70d5ea22a2eafd70fd5936deff/Eileen_Gray._Screen._1922.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Eileen Gray
Screen, 1922
2 of 19
![Helmut lang ss 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5X7hlSA3WNGWFiirnSCXqe/7405613f663d0288c78c1fbbb7d2f33f/Helmut_Lang_SS_2004.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Helmut Lang
Spring/Summer 2004
3 of 19
![Maison martin margiela woven elastic jacket spring summer 2008](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1JW9vCNW0jYJfXWAWeXG7O/d5071299337ce91802cb7b789b62020a/Maison-Martin-Margiela-Woven-Elastic-Jacket-Spring_Summer-2008.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Maison Martin Margiela
Woven Elastic Jacket, Spring/Summer 2008
4 of 19
![Harvey probber modular sofa harvey probber deep tuft sofa 1940s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/34MpL4JlXPjcHZsjD5UQ6Y/cbc6ec89eeda618f6ab9863ee59af110/harvey-probber-modular-sofa-harvey-probber-deep-tuft-sofa_1940s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Harvey Probber
Modular Sofa, 1940s
5 of 19
Gucci
Skirt Suit, 1970s
6 of 19
![Robert mallet stevens french 1886 1945 villa des fre res martel designed for brothers jan and joel martel both scul](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Qi9ZZjXkx1TQZJzjnee5z/061d8e5b0c69b0e9e9d7e9e644a9f204/Robert_Mallet_Stevens__French__1886-1945____Villa_des_Fre__res_Martel___Designed_for_brothers_Jan_and_Joel_Martel__both_scul.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Robert Mallet Stevens
Rue Mallet-Stevens, 1926
7 of 19
![Carol jacque beach chair with wings 1992 walkers ace bandages](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4YKlIJDs1oBCaFhrICFc2N/ee594f12cd94e7800e711329e20b0547/Carol_Jacque__Beach_Chair_with_Wings__1992__walkers__ace_bandages_.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Carol Jacque
Beach Chair with Wings, 1992
8 of 19
![Charles james taxi dress ca. 1932](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7tx3ryASEVEF6seMsYHsQD/b1d1c63ce22afcaaa0db9c80e40ab92f/Charles_James_____TAXI____DRESS__CA._1932.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Charles James
Taxi Dress, 1932
9 of 19
![Dan colen oy vey 3 2010](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1VwUSBUZ7KELbUfbw48g2x/c846710b78d3c6ef61a39f36bb615b05/Dan_Colen__Oy_Vey_3__2010.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Dan Colen
Oy Vey 3, 2010
10 of 19
![David smith cubi xix 1964](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3otAiKQU98j0izMvbQnhg6/fe6857318faf0fecf08c84fdd8c9eebd/David_Smith__Cubi_XIX__1964.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
David Smith
Cubi XIX, 1964
11 of 19
![David smith untitled voltri for gian carlo 1962](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/dtZN7sD6OV0oO6cGAfgxJ/a63a037dedfd07e06ebd9065f133b31d/David_Smith__Untitled__Voltri___For_Gian_Carlo___1962.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
David Smith
David Smith, Untitled (Voltri), 1962
12 of 19
![Franc oise hardy at savoy with a dress by paco rabanne in 1968](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5vLP9UXpCecaaOYwJTOlCK/369dbfe3e56ac1058626bdc96d4b9615/Franc__oise_Hardy_at_Savoy_with_a_dress_by_Paco_Rabanne_in_1968.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Paco Rabanne
Françoise Hardy, 1968
13 of 19
![Jean arp torso 1957 1957](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/51jckIY49WisGZA9GrPNJ9/d509a539d500c66e1475b26f40dc6f6d/Jean_Arp__Torso__1957___1957.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Arp
Torso, 1957
14 of 19
![John chamberlain flawed logic 1979](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3ZMB2V8TV4v0tUtjMDbFsv/b15d9951b5271671e2bf50a23ed64e82/John_Chamberlain__Flawed_Logic__1979.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
John Chamberlain
Flawed Logic, 1979
15 of 19
![Paco rabanne 1966 david montgomery](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5x1vus4yqNCIgJF91JmNcz/ebc189f3bf3121ed526728be58cff30b/Paco-Rabanne_1966_David_Montgomery.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
David Montgomery
Model in Paco Rabanne, 1966
16 of 19
![Richard artschwager exclamation point 2006](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/WsG0UMH4AcVErqL30SDaO/e9e90d98638bbe3db047458aa5cb3e84/Richard_Artschwager__Exclamation_Point__2006.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Richard Artschwager
Exclamation Point, 2006
17 of 19
![Richard prince untitled girlfriend 1993](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4oh0aAbOSIS0YtoNzMQOFN/4ff7c0f979ccbc8588ab8e3d4e263203/Richard_Prince__Untitled__girlfriend__1993.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Richard Prince
Untitled (girlfriend), 1993
18 of 19
![Villa cavrois 020 500x333](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3TMyzORzXtXix06c5teZYl/f15b163db98f7fad5663ae112c41a330/Villa-Cavrois_020-500x333.jpg?w=1000&q=70)