Absent from the rack at Bottega Veneta’s comprehensive Milan presentation of 70-or-so Pre-Spring men’s and women’s looks—plus bags, shoes, jewelry, shades, and other accessories—was a men's reverse racerback black rib vest worn above a tailored black pant and beefy black loafer. It was a right old nipple-flasher. As we searched in vain for the garment and contemplated its image this morning, Daniel Lee ventured: “You’ve got to have a bit of humor.
As we moved on to a thin rib knit sweater in a dense and slightly spongy black cotton that featured a knotted extrusion running from outside the right shoulder into an opening by the left, Lee was asked if there was any other reason for the seriousness misconception. “I guess it’s because of the kind of clothes that I make…. and Bottega is a very grown-up house, for sure. And I do think in the market right now there is a space for that which is very relevant.
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