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Bottega Veneta "The 1970s was the last time we saw logomania," says Tom Ford. "It was all about Gucci and Louis Vuitton and initials, initials, initials, and Gloria Vanderbilt jeans." Into this frenzied atmosphere Italian leather company Bottega Veneta was launched. Its smash hit was a bag of woven leather - a look inspired by woven baskets. There was no logo and the ads said it all: "When your own initials are enough." The first boutique opened in 1974 on Manhattan's Upper East Side. In 1980 when Lauren Hutton starred as a rich New York housewife in American Gigolo...
...tight jeans and sexy tops ("She's the Diane Von Furstenburg of our generation," said designer Jeremy Scott), dramatically increased sales at Chloé. Now, at age 30, she's ready to launch the Stella McCartney label again - this time with a little help from her friends at Gucci...
Balenciaga What would Cristóbal Balenciaga say? The man responsible for the revival of his fashion house used to design uniforms for the Japanese license partner! But under Nicolas Ghesquière's direction, the brand has become super hot. When Ghesquière told Gucci Group that he'd rather continue designing for Balenciaga than launch his own label, they bought the house...
...years. She co-founded the Raymond Weil brand. But when her son Christian came of age she sold her stake to help him launch Bédat & Co. Now Christian designs and mom supervises. The five-year-old company does about $12 million in sales. Christian says the Gucci deal gives them protection: "It's a jungle out there...
...showroom in Milan is heaving - packed with fashion editors cooing over stilettos, say, black with grommets or red with jewels. Few recognize the white-haired, 65-year-old man as their creator. The son of a cobbler, Rossi started the company some 40 years ago and sold it to Gucci in 1999. Tom Ford is designing new stores for the brand and has seen to its sexy ad campaign. At the Oscars, under Julia Roberts' vintage Valentino gown were a pair of Sergio Rossi shoes...