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Bottega Veneta’s Alta fragrance collection is moving beyond the bottle. The house now pairs its scents with a selection of elevated materials, extending the signature Intrecciato weave into everyday rituals. Each piece brings craft to the small acts of getting ready, travelling and carrying a fragrance through the day.
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The most direct link to the scents is arguably the perfume holder. This snug sleeve of Intrecciato piccolo calfskin fits the 50 ML and 100 ML bottles, while leaving the wooden cap and gold collar exposed. In this way, the bottle reads as part of the object rather than something hiding inside. Another version with a looped leather strap encases the 10 ML format. It serves as either a bag charm or swings from the hand.
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Amongst the more playful pieces is the Sardine hair comb, cast in gold-finish steel in the shape of a fish. Fine teeth run down its slender body, while a black leather lanyard at the tail lets it double as a necklace or bag charm. Equal parts grooming tool and jewellery, it captures Bottega Veneta’s flair for function-meeting-ornament. A pebble-shaped pocket mirror also comes with its own Intrecciato leather sleeve for quick touch-ups on the go.
For carrying everything else, the geometric cosmetic pouch and vanity case bring the weave to a larger scale. Both feature a gold zip pull that adds a flash of metal around the top. While the pouch is flexible and soft, the vanity holds its shape. Both are ideal for a full beauty routine, whether at home or on travels.
These accessories extend the thinking behind Bottega Veneta’s Alta scents. Each fragrance pairs an Italian ingredient with another from elsewhere in the world, and the accessories echo that interplay. Leather meets gold-tone metal, rigid forms sit alongside supple ones. It is a tangible expression of the house’s Craft in Motion philosophy, folding perfume and personal care into everyday movement.
