Bottega Veneta’s Spring/Summer 2027 Show Put Craft Center Stage

For Bottega Veneta, intrecciato is as distinctive as any monogram. A signature of the house’s craftsmanship, the weave served as the starting point for creative director Louise Trotter’s spring/summer 2027 collection, reflecting the transition into warmer weather.

Trotter interpreted intrecciato through details both literal and abstract. A longline coat was knotted at one side to reveal a light cotton dress; a fringed scarf belt looped back on itself, adding dimension to a relaxed suit; and a T-shirt took on a new texture in sturdy basket-weave construction.

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Though the collection was largely grounded in neutrals, color surfaced in a few choice looks: butter-yellow trousers and a lilac blouse on Mariacarla Boscono, and a tangerine-orange scoop-neck leather midi. Especially delightful were two fringe skirts—one lavender, the other an earthy mix of colors—with hems that lifted into elliptical shapes as the models walked. The fringe also appeared on a dress, forming a trompe l’oeil floral pattern.

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Leather is a brand signature, and Trotter used plenty of it here, especially in jackets and trousers. Still, the clothes felt light. Unlike many collections in Milan this season, they didn’t rely on sheer fabrics or lace to achieve it.

Trotter achieved springtime lightness through texture and movement. An enlarged intrecciato tote had the look of raffia, while crochet overshirts added an airy, openwork layer. A macramé-esque tank was paired with a gauzy, lightly pleated maxi skirt.

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For all the restraint seen in Trotter’s Bottega Veneta, the brand knows how to draw a crowd. Its front row was one of the starriest at Milan Fashion Week, with Julianne Moore, Tyler, the Creator, and Jacob Elordi—there to support his girlfriend, Kendall Jenner, who closed the show—sitting front row.

They took their seats on lacquered cardboard stools by Berlin-based artist Ilya Goldman Gubin, each crumpled slightly by his embrace. A reminder that at Bottega Veneta, craft extends beyond the clothes.

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Matthew Velasco is the Fashion News Editor at ELLE. Based in New York City, he previously worked as a News Writer at W magazine and an Assistant Editor at V magazine. Outside of fashion, he enjoys interior design, tennis (both watching and playing), and a jam-packed antique store.