Who is Louise Trotter, the next fashion designer to helm Bottega Veneta?

Louise Trotter is set to become the only female creative director among the stable of designers at Kering, the group that owns Bottega Veneta as well as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga. Photo: Bottega Veneta

In the fashion equivalent of a nuclear chain reaction, Bottega Veneta announced Thursday (Dec 12) that Matthieu Blazy, its designer of three years and the man who made it into a must-see brand in Milan, was leaving the house. He was later appointed as the new designer of Chanel.

Replacing Blazy at Bottega Veneta will be Louise Trotter, currently the designer of French brand Carven, which has yet to name her replacement.