Proportions of Bigness
From Fantastic Man n° 42 – 2026
Photography by PAUL KOOIKER
Styling by ROBBIE SPENCER
Fashion by BOTTEGA VENETA
It’s German model Leon Dame, seen in a gabardine jacket with
extra broad shoulders and matching trousers, held up with a woven leather belt and accompanied by a blue cotton poplin shirt. Here and everywhere in this story, all clothes are from the Bottega Veneta SS26 season, creative director Louise Trotter’s debut for the house.
The same bottom half as above, with a camel cashmere V-neck worn up top.
Leon strolling in a long cotton canvas trench, which is firmly cinched at the waist. Nice. Poking out of the bottom, a pair of black wool trousers and alabaster leather Rocco zipped ankle boots.
The wonderfully flattened out proportions of a black bonded leather coat with matching shorts.
Leon’s striking flat-top is complemented by the sharp angles of an agate-grey leather coat that stretches beyond the
knee. Here and opposite it is worn with a striped shirt made of both leather and cotton, and a pair of espresso leather Rob boots.
A splittable black wool coat, worn over a grey wool pinstriped suit and a cotton poplin shirt with a silk necktie peeking out of the top.
Sometimes a bag is all you need. Leon embraces a Maxi Veneta made of Bottega Veneta’s signature intrecciato woven leather.
Leon wearing a bag again, this time a Vaulta tote in basalt leather. Below, a close-up, featuring a camel cashmere jumper.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Photographic assistance by Loes de Boer. Styling assistance by Isabella Damazio and Gijs Taher. Hair by Tom Wright at Streeters. Make-up by Kathinka Gernant. Model: Leon Dame at Viva Model Management. Casting by Piotr Chamier at Streeters. Production by Mini Title.