Word: cabat
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...Originally thought of as a way to make the brand's thin, supple leather more durable, intrecciato has become a style statement in the hands of Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier. And style icons like Oprah Winfrey and Katie Holmes have followed suit, snapping up the coveted intrecciato Cabat tote (a bag that takes two craftsmen two days to complete). When the ranks of artisans capable of handweaving intrecciato pieces began to dwindle, the house opened a free school, Scuola della Pelletteria Bottega Veneta, to train future employees. From perfectly blended stripes on a handbag to shoes, bomber jackets...
...Large multicolor Cabat ($6,100) from Bottega Veneta's women's resort 2007 collection...
...Katie Holmes, with husband Tom Cruise, carries a Cabat on her way to dinner in Madrid...
...woman who buys Bottega may not need logos, but she sure needs a lot of cash. A typical bag--the popular woven Cabat tote, for example--rings in at more than $2,000 and can run as high as $75,000 if made in an exotic skin such as crocodile. The company's real signature--woven, or intrecciato, leather--was developed in 1966 when Bottega Veneta started as a family business in the Veneto region of Italy, an area known for soft leather and the craftsmen who know how to manipulate it. The big idea back then--and still today...
MILAN With its intricate weave, Bottega Veneta's Cabat (large, $4,900) takes two craftsmen two days to make. That hasn't slowed demand for this perennial best seller at the Via Montenapoleone store...