Matches-Collar Travel Light Wool Shirt and Pants

Paul Tazewell wore this Bottega Veneta look to his guest appearance on Project Runway's Wicked-themed episode, which aired September 18, 2025 — the season-21 challenge that had designers create costumes inspired by the world of Oz. A two-piece set from Matthieu Blazy's tenure at the house: a black light-wool shirt with the brand's signature matches detail at the collar — small gold tone and red-tipped matchstick pins set against the lapel like miniature brooches, the kind of surreal, playful finish that defined Blazy's three years redirecting Bottega menswear. Paired with matching wool trousers, cut clean and straight. Worn open on camera over a bold red-and-black printed shirt.

The episode was filmed in the months between his Academy Award win for Wicked: Part One and the November 2025 theatrical release of Wicked: For Good — the same window in which Tazewell was, by every measure, the most-watched costume designer in the world.

To see images of Paul in this look, click here.

EU Men's 50 (Suit)
Shoulder width: 21 3/4 inches (55.2 cm)
Bust: 24 1/2 inches (62.2 cm)
Waist: 25 1/4 inches (64.1 cm)
Sleeve length: 23 inches (58.4 cm)
Full length: 31 1/4 inches (79.4 cm)

Men's 52 (Pants)
Waist: 17 1/4 inches (43.8 cm)
Hip: 20 3/4 inches (52.7 cm)
Rise: 16 1/2 inches (41.9 cm)
Inseam: 30 inches (76.2 cm)
Leg opening: 10 inches (25.4 cm)