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Bottega Veneta's Fall-Winter 2010 collection is for the strong and the confident. If you're neither, wearing this may just empower you to feel that way.
August 13, 2010
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The bib is more majestic than menacing, with its mix of metals and gilded greens.
August 13, 2010
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Fluid silk crepe and silk chiffon create a luxurious canvas for gilded necklaces. The long black dress and insect talismen make one think of modern day sorcery. If only the Wicked Witch of the West cared as much about fashion as her sister.
August 13, 2010
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Bracelets leave the realm of pretty and enter the world of hauntingly beautiful.
August 13, 2010
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Not your run-of-the-mill cocktail ring.
August 13, 2010
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Would Cleopatra have taken one of these as her royal seal?
August 13, 2010
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The look from afar disguises the hints of whimsy in a posh package; quite like the nuances of a well crafted mystery novel.
August 13, 2010
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Hopefully inspired by wasps, not flies, these danglers are the chandelier earrings of the non-girly girls.
August 13, 2010
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This minaudiere follows the trend of adding that dose of whimsy to evening purses. You don't even realize that they're bugs 'til you take a closer look.
August 13, 2010
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The soft skirts of little girls meet the dangerous pets of little boys in this design.
The silhouette is the focus of the collection, says
Bottega Veneta's Creative Director
Tomas Maier. It starts powerfully, with a structured shoulder, then becomes gentler and more fluid on the bottom. Only when a woman moves do you see the line of body, the completion of the silhouette.
August 13, 2010
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Horned beetles resting on etched cuffs are perhaps the most elegant pieces in the jewelry collection.
August 13, 2010
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Green and gold hues of larger-than-life wasps and crickets blend into the tinsel of
Bottega Veneta's Fall-Winter 2010 brocade.
August 13, 2010
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Brooches made of engraved flat metals look light and should rest nicely on a lapel (or wherever you choose to pin it).
August 13, 2010
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Earrings made of antique silver are dipped in gold or coated with enamel that matches the ambers and mossy greens of the forest.
August 13, 2010
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Camouflaged into the signature leather weave of
Bottega Veneta, the beetles look quite charming.
August 13, 2010
Photo by: courtesy of Bottega Veneta
