Louise Trotter
Creative Director, Bottega Veneta
The seasoned designer reinvigorated Joseph’s own brand, quickly building momentum in London and beyond.


Beyond the Crocodile: Lacoste’s Next Chapter
Can new creative director Louise Trotter boost the sportswear label's fashion cachet? Ahead of her debut, BoF talks strategy with Trotter and chief executive Thierry Guibert.

Beyond the Crocodile: Lacoste’s Next Chapter
Can new creative director Louise Trotter boost the sportswear label's fashion cachet? Ahead of her debut, BoF talks strategy with Trotter and chief executive Thierry Guibert.

Paris Fashion Week: What You Need to Know
The unveiling of Karl Lagerfeld’s final Chanel collection and Lanvin’s return to the Paris runways are among the most highly anticipated events of the week.

Paris Fashion Week: What You Need to Know
The unveiling of Karl Lagerfeld’s final Chanel collection and Lanvin’s return to the Paris runways are among the most highly anticipated events of the week.

Lacoste Names Louise Trotter as Creative Director
Her arrival marks the first time a woman has sat at the creative helm of the French sportswear brand best known for its crocodile logo.

Lacoste Names Louise Trotter as Creative Director
Her arrival marks the first time a woman has sat at the creative helm of the French sportswear brand best known for its crocodile logo.

A Week of Reckoning at Condé Nast
The publishing company is reported to have lost more than $120 million last year and plans to put Brides, Golf Digest and W up for sale. But the makeover won't end there.

A Week of Reckoning at Condé Nast
The publishing company is reported to have lost more than $120 million last year and plans to put Brides, Golf Digest and W up for sale. But the makeover won't end there.

Power Moves | Salvatore Ferragamo's New CEO, Louise Trotter Departs Joseph
This week, Micaela Le Divelec Lemmi is named Salvatore Ferragamo's new chief executive, while Louise Trotter exits her role as creative director of Joseph.

Power Moves | Salvatore Ferragamo's New CEO, Louise Trotter Departs Joseph
This week, Micaela Le Divelec Lemmi is named Salvatore Ferragamo's new chief executive, while Louise Trotter exits her role as creative director of Joseph.

At Joseph, Uniforms Rule
The collection was all about uniforms, but the recurrence of holiday clothes only served to confuse things.

At Joseph, Uniforms Rule
The collection was all about uniforms, but the recurrence of holiday clothes only served to confuse things.

For American Fashion, A Changing of the Guard
Many of the country’s most influential founder-led fashion brands are navigating their first attempts at succession planning.

For American Fashion, A Changing of the Guard
Many of the country’s most influential founder-led fashion brands are navigating their first attempts at succession planning.

Retail Roots Bloom at Joseph
Through her finesse and apt sense of l'air du temps, Joseph has grown into much more than just an in-house label under Louise Trotter’s direction.

Retail Roots Bloom at Joseph
Through her finesse and apt sense of l'air du temps, Joseph has grown into much more than just an in-house label under Louise Trotter’s direction.

In London, Creativity Lost in Collage
While Simone Rocha sparkled, many of the designers at London Fashion Week seemed stuck in a maze of collage, surface decoration and styling, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

In London, Creativity Lost in Collage
While Simone Rocha sparkled, many of the designers at London Fashion Week seemed stuck in a maze of collage, surface decoration and styling, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

Joseph's Contemporary Nomads
Louise Trotter's thought-provoking collection paid homage to the idea of contemporary nomadism and the wonderfully bonkers styles of 90s conceptual darlings Bless.

Joseph's Contemporary Nomads
Louise Trotter's thought-provoking collection paid homage to the idea of contemporary nomadism and the wonderfully bonkers styles of 90s conceptual darlings Bless.
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