She’s one of the few female designers in luxury fashion. Here’s what she has to say

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Dressing for the “female gaze” is a concept that has gained ground in fashion over the past decade, with the term — which first emerged in response to a 1975 essay by the British film theorist Laura Mulvey, who wrote about the objectification of women from a male perspective in film — being more prevalent, historically, within the context of the arts.

The need for a female perspective has arguably never been greater — yet, in luxury fashion, it is particularly lacking. The fact that top executive jobs in the industry are primarily held by men is an open secret, and, these days, the women designers appointed to lead high-end brands are so few that you can count them on one hand.

Louise Trotter's appointment at Bottega Veneta comes at a pertinent time when female designers at bi