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Louise Trotter

Creative Director, Bottega Veneta

The seasoned designer reinvigorated Joseph’s own brand, quickly building momentum in London and beyond.

Louise Trotter
News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


Luxury

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.

Luxury

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


Fashion Week

At Joseph, Uniforms Rule

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

Fashion Week

At Joseph, Uniforms Rule

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


Luxury

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.

Luxury

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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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