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