Bookending one story and beginning another, Matthieu Blazy&rsquo;s latest collection celebrates past, present, and future.

Last February, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/who-is-matthieu-blazy-new-creative-director-bottega-veneta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthieu Blazy</a> showed his <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bottega-veneta-fall-winter-20220-collection-matthieu-blazy-mfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first collection</a> as Bottega Veneta&rsquo;s creative director during <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/celebrities-spotted-at-milan-fashion-week-fall-winter-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milan Fashion Week</a>. Upon his return to the city one year later, we are presented with Blazy&rsquo;s tremendous growth as a designer and in understanding the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bottega-veneta-great-wall-of-china-lunar-new-year-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bottega</a> brand. Closing out his 'Italia' trilogy, the Fall/Winter 2023 collection was a parade of ostensible simplicity underlined by rich complexity. A seamless blend of Blazy&rsquo;s artisanal experience at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/maison-margiela-fall-winter-2021-haute-couture-collection-john-galliano" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maison Margiela</a>, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/raf-simons-shuts-down-namesake-brand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raf Simons</a>, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/celine-men-fall-winter-2023-show-every-look" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celine</a>, and&nbsp;many more,&nbsp;the creative director inspired a new brand of Bottega.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/holiday-season-bottega-for-bottegas-italian-craftsmanship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The house</a> specializes in two things: handbags and Intrecciato woven leather&mdash;both of which were expertly executed throughout the collection. While this was demonstrated in part by models carrying two leather handbags at a time, there was great variety in the material&rsquo;s manipulation. Menswear featured full leather suits and ties while womenswear included ultra-structured coat silhouettes and woven leather <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bottega-veneta-announces-salon-02-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thigh-highs</a>. That isn&rsquo;t to say that everything was structured&mdash;the house&rsquo;s leather technique was also apparent in more delicate applications of the material, appearing light and fluid.&nbsp;
This element of movement was incredibly striking throughout the collection. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/shopping/feather-fashion-trend-shopping" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fringe</a> and feathers of soft teal and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/green-winter-bottega-green-color-of-the-year-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bottega green</a> bounced with each step of the models while they maneuvered their way around Roman bronzes, which lunged forward as if preparing for motion themselves. Inspired by both antiquity and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fendi-peekaboo-bag-spring-summer-2022-accessories-retro-futurism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Futurism</a>, we saw bum rolls and semi-sheer chemises intertwine with dramatic low-swooping necklines and painterly circular embellishments.&nbsp;
Although the collection highlighted Bottega&rsquo;s prowess for <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/khaite-fall-winter-2023-collection-show-fashion-week-nyfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minimalism</a>, pieces juxtaposing novel materials, like the translucent handled Sardine bags, offered an element of eccentricity.&nbsp;Blazy was mused by &ldquo;the idea of a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celine-fall-winter-2021-parade-ready-to-wear-hedi-slimane" target="_blank" rel="noopener">parade</a> in Italy; a procession, a strange carnival, a crowd of people from anywhere and everywhere and yet somehow, they all fit and go in the same direction.&rdquo; The designer &ldquo;wanted to look at what makes people gather together in a place without hierarchy, where everyone is invited.&rdquo; From shoes resembling <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/socks-tights-accessories-fashion-trend-spring-summer-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">socks</a> to a spotted coat that might give <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/emma-stone-cruella-de-vil-new-disney-movie-trailer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruella de Vil</a> a run for her money, Blazy ran the gamut of both Bottega&rsquo;s artistry and his own, creating his most omnibus collection yet.

Bottega Veneta's Fall/Winter 2023 Collection Ushers in a New Odyssey

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