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.

WHO: The show was attended by an impressive list of musicians, actors and athletes including Jacob Elordi, Julianne Moore, A$AP Rocky, Imane Khelif, Kendall Jenner, Michelle Yeoh, James Blake, Nara Smith and StrayKids' I.N.