Milan Fashion Week: Bottega Veneta’s ingenious trompe l’oeil for its spring/summer 2023 collection by Matthieu Blazy, with leather pants mimicking jeans, shredded skirts and Kate Moss on the runway

Sep 29 , 2022

Models walk on the sculptural resin runway by Gaetano Pesce for Bottega Veneta’s spring/summer 2023 collection during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on September 24. Photo: EPA-EFE

On September 24 at Milan Fashion Week, Matthieu Blazy stunned spectators with Bottega Veneta’s SS23 collection with garments that played tricks on the eye

Kate Moss strutted on the sculptural resin runway designed by Blazy and architect Gaetano Pesce, and there were 400 unique chairs for guests, some with hand drawings

To the uninitiated, Kate Moss looked downright dressed down on the Bottega Veneta runway on September 24 at Milan Fashion Week, in a pair of loose jeans and a plaid shirt. But that is the genius of designer Matthieu Blazy, who replayed a trick from his first season, showing leather pants that replicate the look of jeans.

Kate Moss wears a creation as part of the Bottega Veneta women’s spring/summer 2023 collection presented in Milan, Italy, on September 24. Photo: AP Photo

Models present creations by Bottega Veneta from the spring/summer 2023 collection during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on September 24. Photo: EPA-EFE

Every piece in Blazy’s second-year collection was strong.

A model dons an ice blue dress by Bottega Veneta from its spring/summer 2023 collection presented during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on September 24. Photo: EPA-EFE

The intarsia knitwear incorporated ice blue.

Jackets incorporated interesting folds by Bottega Veneta from the spring/summer 2023 collection during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, on September 24. Photo: EPA-EFE

Leather shift dresses and jackets offered an unexpected fold.

A model presents an embellished sheer dress for the Bottega Veneta’s women and men spring-summer 2023 fashion collection on September 24, as part of the fashion week in Milan. Photo: AFP

Then there was the shredded leather skirts and dresses, and sheer dresses embellished with velvety floral appliqués.