Generations of glamour unite to toast Bottega Veneta

Hollywood icon Lauren Hutton joined Gigi Hadid
on the catwalk as the world of glamour united across the generations to
celebrate 50 years of venerated Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta in
Milan
on Saturday.

In what was the eagerly anticipated highpoint of the latest round of
fashion shows, the Venetian outfit celebrated for its discreet craftsmanship
marked the occasion in style in the august surroundings of Milan’s historic
art school, the Accademia di Brera.

In celebration
of #BottegaVeneta anniversaries, Lauren Hutton and Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid)
walked down the #BottegaVeneta Women’s and Men’s Spring/Summer 2017
runway earlier today #BottegaVeneta50 #mfw

A photo posted by Bottega Veneta Official
(@bottegaveneta) on Sep
24, 2016 at 3:37am PDT

The brand was also celebrating 15 years since Tomas Maier took charge
of
its artistic direction and the men’s and women’s collections he created for
the occasion were typically imbued with the discreet luxury that is
Bottega’s
trademark.
But as an event this was less about the clothes than who was wearing them
— and it was 72-year-old Hutton who stole the show.

The actress drew gasps of astonishment and bursts of spontaneous
applause
as she elegantly shimmied round the runway in a sandy-coloured silk trench
coat that might have come straight from the costume department of
Hollywood’s
golden era.
Hutton, who clutched the same red leather Bottega purse she carried when
she starred alongside Richard Gere in “American Gigolo”, later linked arms
for
an encore alongside Gigi Hadid, the 21-year-old American whose
23-million-strong following on Instagram has made her one of the most
powerful
players in the fashion industry.

“Simplicity in dressing gained from exceptional craft
and materials” Creative Director Tomas Maier on the #BottegaVeneta
Women’s and Men’s Spring/Summer 2017 Collection presented earlier
today at the #AccademiadiBelleArtidiBrera in celebration of
#BottegaVeneta50 #mfw

A photo
posted by Bottega Veneta Official (@bottegaveneta) on Sep 24, 2016 at 1:26pm
PDT

Hadid, who has also walked for Max Mara, Fendi and Moschino during her
attention-grabbing visit to the Italian fashion capital, was dressed in a
dusty-pink two piece.
Now owned by French conglomerate Kering, which also has Gucci in its
stable
of luxury brands, Bottega Veneta was founded in 1966 by Michele Taddei and
Renzo Zengiaro.

A total of 76 models strutted their stuff around the arched hallways
of the
Accademia, including Gigi’s sister Bella and a supermodel from another era,
one-time Wonderbra star Eva Herzigova. (AFP)