Matthieu Blazy’s day has come.

The 35-year-old Belgian interned at Balenciaga and worked at Raf Simons, Maison Margiela Artisanal, Celine, and Calvin Klein before landing as ready-to-wear design director at Bottega Veneta in 2020. That’s quite a pedigree, but he’s always been a behind-the-scenes guy. Then last November, following Daniel Lee’s abrupt exit, he was named creative director.

Sixty nine looks in total, strong representation of both genders on the runway and a strong Bottega Veneta DNA on the looks, but with his own twist.

For men’s looks it was all about leather and tailoring, tailoring and leather. Bold, straight cut (including some flares), modern and minimal lines… and a lot of navy! It was definitely a debut to remember.

Check out below some of our favourite menswear looks: