Daniel Lee showed his second collection for Bottega Veneta as part of Milan Fashion Week, and it proved every bit as magnetic as his first...
In the show notes Lee described “a focus on process and clarity’. Having already delivered a collection packed with Instagram hits for this season, the pressure was on for the youthful British designer to live up to expectations. Naturally, he delivered.
The spring summer 2020 collection included light, butter-soft leather outerwear (we have our eyes on the trench coats), tangerine and gold sequin dresses primed to party, a multitude of little black dresses, a denim boiler suit (also noted) and several variations of the must-have mule that is well in the running to become the most hash-tagged accessory of this year - it literally flew off the shelves. Here are the pieces we predict the fashion pack will be pre ordering from SS20, now.
Unbelievably simple in appearance, but no doubt complex in terms of fibre and fit, the little black dresses that streamed the runway were enough to make our hearts soar. These of the type of dresses that you wear, own and love - forever - not the type of dress that will ever wear you.
Bottega has a half-century heritage as one of Italy’s leading leather specialists and that legacy shows no sign of waning. The woven leather clutch bags topped with metal and wooden-looking hardware were the epitome of subtle luxury. As far as bags go next season, ditch the logos and invest in Danial Lee’s stealth wealth.
