What would the kid in you want?” Creative Director Matthieu Blazy questioned in the show notes for the Bottega Veneta spring/summer 2025 collection. On the runway, he offered an answer with inspiration drawing from coming-of-age stories,

Bottega Veneta show had a dreamy sense of childlike wonder from the very start. In place of the usual cramped benches was an array of animal bean bag chairs: foxes, penguins, and ladybugs for guests such as Algerian boxer Imane Khelif,

Models carried multiple bags–a more formal leather purse along with a grocery bag (“the disposable made precious” Blazy noted)–to mimic the commute home after having stopped off to run an errand. One male model wearing a formal, yet oversized suit, had a pink backpack over one shoulder, the dad dropping off his daughter at school.

In this playful world, Bottega Veneta unites luxury craftsmanship with childhood nostalgia through animal motifs and styling nodding to children dressing up in their parents clothes. In constant movement,