Simone Bellotti To Lead Bally Design Studio
Bally, the Swiss luxury brand, is pleased to announce the direction of the Bally design studio has been entrusted to Design Director Simone Bellotti, who joined the company in October 2022 after a 16-year tenure at Gucci.
Bellotti, whose career in addition to Gucci also includes senior design positions at Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta, and Gianfranco Ferré, brings with him a deep understanding of both ready-to-wear tailoring and accessories craftsmanship.
Nicolas Girotto, CEO of Bally, stated: “I am honored to announce Simone Bellotti’s leadership for the Bally design studio. Having already worked alongside the team during the past nine months, Simone will continue to interpret and rejuvenate our signature codes in the context of today. Simone’s passion and appreciation for Bally’s heritage, coupled with his extensive industry experience, will enable us to continue to execute on our vision of creating timeless and elegant products that uphold our legacy of craft and stand the test of time.”
Simone Bellotti, Design Director of Bally, stated: “It is a great honor to be appointed Bally’s Design Director and trusted with contributing to Bally’s extraordinary legacy. The House’s unique Swiss heritage, coupled with its beautiful history rooted in a pioneering spirit and relentless pursuit of excellence, is a powerful inspiration.”
Under the guidance of CEO Nicolas Girotto, Bally is in the midst of a transformation with a rejuvenated strategic direction. Bellotti’s appointment to lead the Bally design studio further reinforces the renewed focus on Bally’s core values of craftsmanship, innovation, and Swiss luxury. Bellotti’s first collection for Bally will be presented during a fashion show at Milan Fashion Week in September.
Photograph by: Carlotta Manaigo
Biography: Simone Bellotti, Bally Design Director
Simone Bellotti is the Design Director of Bally. He oversees the design direction of the brand, interpreting its rich heritage and coordinating all design activities of the company.
Raised in Milan, after completing his studies at Istituto Secoli, Italy’s most historic fashion school, Bellotti arrived in Antwerp and was instantly embraced into a dynamic fold of radical creatives and visionaries who recognized him as a kindred spirit.
After an apprenticeship at A. F. Vandevorst, Bellotti returned to Italy to work at Gianfranco Ferré in 2002, where he learned an architectural approach to design projects. His career continued gaining formative experiences at Dolce & Gabbana and at Bottega Veneta before landing at Gucci where he would spend 16 years between the house’s design studios in Florence and Rome. During his tenure at Gucci, Bellotti developed his keen obsession with detail, interpreting archival references in innovative directions. A freedom of spirit and passion for research inform Bellotti’s eye, as he draws on art, photography, and music for inspiration.
Bellotti will present his first collection for Bally—Spring/Summer 2024—this September during Milan Fashion Week.
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