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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...
Heavy on the Metals This page: Bottega Veneta Fenice bag, $3,850 bottegaveneta.com) Paco Rabanne by Patrick Robinson python sandal with rope detail, $738 pacorabanne.com) Opposite page, from top: Giorgio Armani spectator shoe, $875 giorgioarmani.com) Yves Saint Laurent anthracite Muse bag, $895 ysl.com) Bottega Veneta Intrecciato sterling silver charm bracelet, $1,200 bottegaveneta.com) Story styled by Rachel Haas...
This time around, gold-medal brands such as Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana squared off against more stealthy competitors such as Jil Sander and Bottega Veneta in a duel of trends that pitted the ultrasexy look of the '80s against the sober minimalism of the '90s. Sex vs. sobriety is an age-old Milanese rivalry--one that goes back to the early days of Italian ready-to-wear when Giorgio Armani stood on one side of the fashion ring with his sleek, pared-down pantsuits and Gianni Versace fought back with high-octane glamour and glitz. More recently, in the late...
...brands like Fendi and Bottega Veneta, the season's minimalist mood--and requisite plain wool coats and skinny pants--seemed to provide merely a clean backdrop for more ornate (and more profitable) accessories like handbags. And ornate's the word: Fendi's new Palazzo bag, a bucket shape with gold etching, was inspired by the brand's new Roman headquarters, while Bottega Veneta's Madagascar bag is made out of vegetable-dyed crocodile...
...thousands of dollars to the bottom line, or a winning collection that elevates a designer or a brand to the top of fashion's scoreboard. This time around, gold-medal brands such as Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana squared off against more stealthy competitors such as Jil Sander and Bottega Veneta in a duel of trends that pitted the ultrasexy look of the '80s against the sober minimalism of the '90s. Sex vs. sobriety is an age-old Milanese rivalry - one that goes back to the early days of Italian ready-to-wear when Giorgio Armani stood on one side...