Botega Venetta (4)
Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury fashion house, part of the Gucci Group. The line of handbags, shoes and belts that made Bottega Veneta famous was the Intrecciato woven leather. Simple and very elegant these purses are sought after by celebrities as well as by other rich people who want to express their lifestyle through their clothing and other belongings.
Bottega Veneta’s Paille Shiny Calf Cabat is one of the limited edition bags, available with pre-order on their website. This edition will have only 500 pieces double faced woven handbags with inside pouch. Each bag will have it’s own numbered plaque inside. Like all limited edition purses, these ones may become very valuable some day (not that they are actually cheap today at $7800 each, but try to think of buying such a bag as an investment, as it really could be priced 10 times more than its actual price). This handbag is plain and simple, it doesn’t even have a lining. Its size is generous. At 17.6” x 12.9” x 7.8” it can make a great shopper, provided that you don’t get caught by some heavy rain, case in which you’d have to take care of your Paille Shiny Calf Cabat so it doesn’t get spoiled. But, of course, you wouldn’t walk while wearing such a purse, would you?
This average sized wristlet that can be worn as a shoulder bag if desired, has an extremely simple line, with no decorations other than the “intrecciato” pattern of the woven leather. The Brunito finish hardware is designed in a clever way, so the bag looks great either when worn as a wristlet or on the shoulder. This is one of those simple ideas that seem obvious, yet it takes a brilliant mind to bring them into real life.
Orchid is one of the most vivid and beautiful colors Bottega Veneta offers us for this spring season. It surely reminds me of flowers.
The bag features top zip closure, suede lining and its dimensions are 9.8” x 6.6” x 4.9”. For those of you who are interested in buying an Orchid Intrecciato Nappa bag, check out the Bottega Veneta website, where you can order one for the price of $980.
This awesome "intrecciato" woven leather bag belongs to the latest Bottega Veneta collection for spring – summer 2010. Its strange name comes from the mix of colors: cigar is the stylish brown, gladiola is the purple and yolk the shiny yellow that makes this bag noticeable from far away even at dusk. It’s simply a memorable bag.
The lambskin leather is woven in two different patterns: the top of the bag has smaller weaves than the bottom, this separation being also realized through the color change from dark to light, crossing a very dark, narrow section where the two patterns coexist on the same color. The Brunito finish hardware is neutral, minimalist and simple, in line with the overall look of the purse. Cigar Gladiola Yolk Intrecciato Acquarello is a shoulder bag with adjustable handles. It features an interior zip pocket and suede lining.
The bag is available in the Bottega Veneta online shop for the price of $1780.
Bottega Veneta, Lifestyle Brand for the Rich and Famous
Written by Admin
Founded by Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro in 1966, Bottega Veneta is a luxury leather goods designer and manufacturer based in Northeastern Italy, in Vicenza. The company was acquired by Gucci in 2001, since then being a subsidiary of Gucci Group. The line of handbags, shoes and belts that made Bottega Veneta famous was the Intrecciato woven leather. This leather goods line is still in vogue today, but models are, of course, different than the original ones. The Bottega Veneta Ready-to-Wear clothing collection was introduced by the British designer Giles Deacon, and it was the company’s first step on the way of claiming their position in the luxury segment of the fashion ware market. After Gucci bought the company, they appointed the German designer Tomas Maier creative director for the leather goods division.
The fashion design company has boutiques in Italy, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong, Guam, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Kuwait, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.
Bottega Veneta managed to capture so many hearts (and wallets) with their simple yet elegant line, with their light-toned natural colors and with their obsession for detail. One of the noticeable features is that they label their bags on the inside, not on the outside like most handbags designers do. Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman are among Bottega Veneta’s clients.
Bottega Veneta Bags for Spring Summer 2010
The Spring-Summer 2010 season brings a lot of color and amazing combinations that make decisions very hard to make when one wants to buy only one-two purses. Many of these new handbags are so cute that choice is really hard to make. This new collection uses a lot the intreciatto details leather that made Bottega Veneta famous, as in the following purses:
- Cigar Gladiola Yolk Intrecciato Acquarello (color combination of yellow, purple, brown; price: $1750)
- Orchid Intrecciato Nappa Bag (color: purple; price: $980)
- Paille Shiny Calf Cabat (color: paille; price: $7800 – available only with pre-order)
- Orchid Paille Intreccio Sfrangiato Nappa Aquatre Bag (color combination: purple with paille accents; price: $3250)
- Cigar Ivory Moro Tie-Dye Nappa Umbria Bag (colors: brown and ivory; price: $7850)
Other handbags feature other interesting leather patterns, like this Cigar Origami Plume Leather Tejus bag which really looks like a big brown origami. However, at $8500, it can’t be just origami made of Japanese paper, it has to contain some damn fine leather.
This new collection of bags and purses from Bottega Veneta features also a series of crocodile leather bags. They are interesting, but one can’t buy them online for two reasons. First, they can be bought only with pre-order (that’s good for the crocodiles, not to be killed if there’s no real interest in these purses). Second, I doubt people are willing to pay online amounts that exceed $20,000. I’m not yet prepared to spend that on a bag, but if I were, I’d go to the brick and mortar shop to make the payment.
