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Like the brands they celebrate, fashion parties cling to predictable formulas: a big-name DJ, a handful of A-list celebrities and the requisite industry insiders. But when the Italian leather-goods house Bottega Veneta held a dinner in Paris at the chic Relais Plaza restaurant in March, the mood was intentionally low-key and intimate...
Tomas Maier Recently discovered that many of the clients who clamor for his handwoven leather bags and luggage also want the furniture that's sold in Bottega Veneta flagship stores. So he asked the carpenter who makes the hard-case luggage to construct a few small pieces. The result is an entire line of furniture that will be sold exclusively at Bottega Veneta stores. The 20 styles?from a simple side table or small dining table to a python-skin bookcase?can be custom-ordered in a wide range of materials. "When we started the line, we thought about furniture...
...HARD IS IT TO PRODUCE AND MARKET AN ENTIRELY NON-LEATHER LINE OF ACCESSORIES? It's surprising to me that people cannot get their heads around a non-leather bag or shoe. They already exist out there, but unfortunately designers feel they have to slap a leather trim or sole on them. People need to start looking at the product, and if they like it, that's all that matters. If it has an ethical or ecological edge, that's a huge bonus. We address these questions in every other part of our lives except fashion. Mind-sets are changing...
YOUR PETA VIDEO IS HAUNTING. WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE CATCHING ON TO ANIMAL RIGHTS? I'm impressed that you watched it. I think people are afraid of the reality of how fur and leather get to us. For fashion they turn a blind eye to suffering. They need educating...
...Almost everything but the mannequins themselves seemed to have come off a ranch. Ponyskin and calf were favorites. Designer John Weitz cut a pair of pants out of saddle leather, lined a coat of the same fabric with a horse blanket. Adele Simpson put some of her models in outfits with matching boots, either knee- or ankle-height, all high-heeled. No one did anything with an armadillo. The hit of the week, as much for his hot running commentary as for his clothes, was Oleg Cassini. NATTY IN A NAVY BLUE, NIPPED-IN-WAISTED SUIT, CASSINI PEPPERED HIS COLLECTION...