Louise Trotter’s second collection for Bottega Veneta was presented during Milan Fashion Week on Saturday, and it encompassed styles ranging from classic to quirky.
Model on the runway at the Bottega Veneta fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week fall 2026 on Feb. 28, 2026 in Milan.
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Several of the shoes fit into the overall hairy theme of the collection. There was an allover fuzzy white heel with a pointed toe, and a black kitten heel mule that took the fur look in a more voluminous direction with a puffy strap across the foot. The hairy treatment was even given to a lace-up dress shoe with a pointed toe. In a WWD review, Miles Socha noted that the prominence of hairy styles in this collection is a departure from Trotter’s initial focus on the signature Intrecciato weave in her first collection for the house.
Socha wrote, “Trotter sent 80 models hurtling across a lipstick red carpet at breakneck speed, making silken threads, recycled fiberglass, fil coupé, fuzzy knits and hand-tinted shearling bounce, flick and flutter. For aficionados of fabric innovation, this would be their Super Bowl.”
Bottega Veneta fall 2026 footwear.
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Contrasting the hairy shoe options, the collection included mule ballet flats covered in silver spikes of varying sizes. Trotter got especially quirky with a puffy green slide that eschewed the furry look in favor of a gathering of knotted leather pieces, making for an interesting textural look.
Bottega Veneta fall 2026 footwear.
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In more subdued and traditional designs, there were also derby shoes, tassel loafers, and super slim lace-up dress shoes. Bottega Veneta is also keeping the snakeskin trend alive, having sent reptilian print down the runway for multiple silhouettes.
Model on the runway at the Bottega Veneta fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week fall 2026 on Feb. 28, 2026 in Milan.
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The brand explains the collection on its website: “Winter 2026 presents a dialogue between brutalism and sensuality; a season of structures, softened. Creative director Louise Trotter’s sophomore collection reshapes daywear archetypes through considered curves and flamboyant flourishes. Nonna’s evening purse. A father’s well-worn shoe. At the opera, the theatre, and in the public stage of the piazza, Milanese dress for their community as for themselves.”