Louise Trotter is an English fashion designer and soon-to-be creative director of fashion brand Bottega Veneta. She previously worked for numerous clothing stores, retail chains, and fashion brands.
Early life.
Born in Sunderland, in England, Trotter studied fashion at the Northumbria University of Newcastle, where she graduated in 1991.
Career.
Trotter started working at Whistles and was promoted to Creative Director. She then relocated to New-York to become Head of Womenswear at Calvin Klein, before stepping as Vice-President of Womenswear Design at Gap, before moving to another PVH brand as SVP Creative Director at Tommy Hilfiger. She then moved back to the United-Kingdom to take over the role of Creative Director at Jigsaw.
In 2009 Trotter debuted as Creative Director for Joseph, where she remained for more than 9 years, until 2018.
In 2018 she became creative director of Lacoste. In 2019, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law Degree by Northumbria University.
In February 2023, Trotter took over the creative direction of Carven after leaving Lacoste at the beginning of the same year. 
On 12 December 2024, Carven and Kering announced her withdrawal from Carven direction and her debuts as creative director for Bottega Veneta, starting from January 2025.