The company was founded in the 60's and was started by Vittorio and Laure Moltedo. Its focus was on mens and womens designer ready-to-wear clothes, home items and leather goods. It was in the beginning a family business and was located in Vicenza a city near Venice, Italy. Bottega is a timeless luxury line and is known for its exclusivity and famed signature Intrecciato Line. They also were well known for not splashing their label on the front of every item they created, like some companies do. This is why they are so well loved as a classic style not a in your face, labels all over every item type of brand.
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In July of 2001 the company merged with the Gucci Group, and the designer Tomas Maier (German born) took control and revived the line by making if feel more modern and making their traditional woven leather their signature. The Bottega handbags have very clean lines, the finest soft leather, and classic style as apposed to trendy designs that are in one week and out the next. Tomas has the same ultra luxury feel in his ready-to-wear line and the company is well known for their $3000 handbags, hand woven belts and shoes.
The company sells it items through high end department stores such as Neiman Marcus and has US boutiques in: California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. New boutiques are opening in 2008 in Scottsdale Fashion Square, and on Newbury Street in Boston. Bottega also has international boutiques in: Italy, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong, Guam, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
