With a refusal to put away childish things, Matthieu Blazy’s Spring-Summer 2025 collection for Bottega Veneta was a journey that came in the form of a reverie. Playful animal shapes were also purposeful, and a new kind of power dressing is evoked. Displaying a collection bringing together sincerity, playfulness and chic awkwardness, models seamed like characters discovering who they are through clothing and accessories by remembering who they once were. The silhouettes expressed an adventure of the everyday and a sense of Italian sophistication was infused with the joyful, fearless energy of youth. Materials were subject of experimentation: leather was transformed into a fluid, all-leather paillette evening dress, tropical merino wool was woven into jacquards imitating stonewashed denim yet impeccably tailored, and a flannel shirt was treated as a classic couture element. Accessories followed the attires’ footsteps, as the disposable was made precious in the style of grocery bags and the pink of toy dream houses became a covetable clutch.

“Can we find power in sweetness?” asked Blazy, and he was definitely able to find an answer to his question.