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...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 and even a floor lamp seamlessly encased in leather, intrecciato shows up in every category of the Bottega Veneta brand. Even the house's 18 karat-gold fine jewelry is painstakingly woven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's in a Weave? | 9/21/2007 | See Source »

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