IN CRUISE MODE

Once merely collections designed to bridge the two main annual fashion seasons, the inter-seasonal collections – that’s Cruise (also known as Resort) at year’s end and Pre-Fall during mid-year – have taken on significant commercial importance. Bottega Veneta has decided to divide its Cruise offerings into three distinct groups, to be delivered to stores in November, December and January. The first batch includes colourful checks and lush, yet easy, shearling-accented outerwear, but what we are most looking forward to are coming next January: the pieces with pointillist checks, where check patterns are formed by tiny dots.