Louise Trotter
Louise Trotter is an English fashion designer who has been the creative director of fashion brand Bottega Veneta since 2025. She previously worked for numerous clothing stores, retail chains, and fashion brands.
Louise Trotter
- Name
- Louise Trotter
- Birthplace
- Sunderland, England
- Education
- Northumbria University, Newcastle
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Born
- 1980
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Louise Trotter is an English fashion designer who has been the creative director of fashion brand Bottega Veneta since 2025. She previously worked for numerous clothing stores, retail chains, and fashion brands.
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• Name — Louise Trotter • Birthplace — Sunderland, England • Label Name — * Bottega Veneta (from Jan. 2025) • Carven (Feb. 2023－Jan. 2025) • Lacoste (Oct. 2018－Feb. 2023) • Joseph (2009–2018) • Education — Northumbria University, Newcastle • Occupation — Fashion designer
Early life
Early life
Born in Sunderland, in England, Trotter studied fashion at the Northumbria University of Newcastle, where she graduated in 1991.
Career
Career
Trotter started working at Whistles in London and was promoted to Creative Director. Trotter then relocated to New York City to become Head of Womenswear at PVH brand Calvin Klein. She subsequently worked as Vice-President of Womenswear Design at Gap, and before becoming SVP Creative Director at another PVH brand, Tommy Hilfiger. Trotter then moved back to the United Kingdom to take over the role of Creative Director at Jigsaw. In 2009 Trotter debuted as Creative Director for Joseph, where she remained for more than 9 years, until 2018. In 2018 she became creative director of Lacoste. In February 2023, Trotter took over the creative direction of Carven after leaving Lacoste at the beginning of the same year. On 12 December 2024, Carven and Kering announced her withdrawal from Carven direction and her debut as creative director for Bottega Veneta, starting from January 2025.
Recognition
Recognition
In 2019, Trotter was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law Degree by Northumbria University.
Personal life
Personal life
Trotter is married to Japanese photographer Yuske Tanaka, with whom she has three children.
Identity
Identity
Louise Trotter is recorded with the occupation personal stylist. Recorded with the occupation fashion designer. Recorded as personal stylist and fashion designer.
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1980
Louise Trotter born.
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