Ex-Céline designer Daniel Lee proposes a new vision of luxury for the Italian brand through a series of Tyrone Lebon-lensed images.

Spring is a season of new beginnings, and that's&nbsp;certainly being reflected at a handful of fashion houses. <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/riccardo-tisci-first-burberry-campaign-spring-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burberry</a>, Louis Vuitton, and <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/kate-spade-spring-2019-campaign-tim-walker-julia-garner-kiki-layne-sadie-sink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Spade</a> have all unveiled the debut campaigns of their respective, newly-anointed Creative Directors. Now, Bottega Veneta gets its turn to do so with its Spring/Summer 2019 campaign, the first by <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/daniel-lee-replaces-tomas-maier-at-bottega-veneta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Lee</a>.
Lensed by&nbsp;Frank Ocean collaborator Tyrone Lebon, the campaign presents the&nbsp;ex-C&eacute;line designer's&nbsp;refreshingly&nbsp;unpretentious&nbsp;vision&nbsp;for Bottega Veneta. Just like how his <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion-week/bottega-veneta-pre-fall-2019-collection-by-daniel-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debut collection</a>&nbsp;was inspired by Italian women, Lee once again nods to the brand's cultural heritage by taking cues from Italian neorealist cinema.

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The resulting images are hyperrealistic.&nbsp;The campaign wasn&#39;t&nbsp;staged within elaborate sets but instead&nbsp;shot on location on the Neapolitan island,&nbsp;Ischia.&nbsp;Nor do&nbsp;the models wear any fanciful makeup or flaunt over-the-top styling. In fact, in&nbsp;a couple of shots&nbsp;that aren&#39;t shared for the following reason, they&#39;re hardly wearing anything at all, save for a nude-toned shoe or a leather trench coat.

Which is&nbsp;pretty much the point: the luxury of the clothes&mdash;a finely knitted tank top, an intricately woven leather Maxi Cabat bag &mdash; is supposed to speak for itself. Framing them&nbsp;within mundane (but no less inspiring) settings also emphasizes Lee&#39;s desire to form&nbsp;a timeless, everyday Bottega Veneta wardrobe with his&nbsp;creations. By the looks of the campaign, we&#39;re convinced that&nbsp;he&#39;ll&nbsp;succeed.&nbsp;

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The next glimpse we'll get of Lee's offerings will be in February when he showcases Bottega Veneta's Fall/Winter 2019 show at Milan Fashion Week. Until then, be drawn in by the quiet allure of the brand's Spring/Summer 2019 campaign.

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