British designer, born 1986. Creative director at Bottega Veneta, 2018-07 to 2021-11; Chief creative officer at Burberry, Oct 2022 to present.
Daniel Lee
British · 1986
Tenures
- Bottega Veneta
Creative director
2018-07 – 2021-11
Started 1 July 2018 (Kering). Joint decision to end the collaboration announced 10 November 2021. The house won four British Fashion Awards in 2019, including Designer of the Year and Brand of the Year.
- Burberry
Chief creative officer
Oct 2022 – present
Revived Equestrian Knight logo (2023); Knight blue; Outerwear-led collections
Signature pieces
Bottega Veneta
- The Pouch
The Pouch (first collection, 2019)
2019
- Cassette bag and Padded Cassette
Cassette bag (pre-fall 2019) and Padded Cassette
pre-fall 2019
- Stretch sandal
Stretch sandal (pre-fall 2019)
pre-fall 2019
- Lido sandal
- Jodie bag
- Puddle boot
fall 2020
- 'Bottega green'
spring 2021
- Exit from social media and the digital journal Issue
Exit from social media and the digital journal Issue (2021)
2021
- Travelling 'salon' shows in London, Berlin and Detroit
- Cassette
2019
- Jodie
2020
- Puddle boot
2020
- Stretch sandal
2019
- The Pouch
2019
Sources
- https://www.kering.com/en/news/daniel-lee-appointed-creative-director-bottega-veneta/
- https://www.kering.com/en/news/bottega-veneta-and-daniel-lee-announce-their-joint-decision-to-end-their-collaboration/
- https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/feature/daniel-lee-bottega-veneta-best-styles-1234994292/
- https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/feature/history-of-bottega-veneta-daniel-lee-matthieu-blazy-1235111577/
- https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/mar/31/bottega-veneta-ditches-instagram-digital-journal-fashion-social-media-issue
- https://www.vogue.com/article/the-fashion-awards-2019-winners