When it was announced that Celine’s former director of ready-to-wear would be taking over as creative director at Bottega Veneta no one quite knew what to expect. The then 32-year-old designer wasn’t a choice many expected to succeed beloved designer Tomas Maier and it was unclear what would become of the storied Italian design house, whose brand DNA remained strong under Maier’s reign. Yet, in his short time at the brand Daniel Lee has completely transformed the House all the while infusing his new vision with notes from the past.
The designer has been responsible for multiple major hits from handbags to shoes and beyond. Lee has single-handedly turned a brand that was once percieved as older and safe to modern and coveted, catapulting himself into the spotlight all the while. Lee’s most notable handbag hit remains to be The Pouch, which became an It-Bag almost overnight, selling out and becoming hard to track down in its early days.
Since then, Lee has released new versions of the beloved bag alongside other hits like the Padded Cassette and most recently, the Mini Jodie. This is Bottega Veneta under Daniel Lee and New Bottega has taken the fashion world by storm, solidifying that the brand’s identity is not only completely new, but also loved, as a new cohort of customers eyes Lee’s every move. Now, Lee has once again released a bag that is sure to be a hit among this new generation of Bottega Veneta lovers. Introducing, the Bottega Veneta The Belt Chain Pouch.
This new iteration of an instant icon combines two very of the moment trends, transforming the BV Pouch into a functional belt bag that can be worn across the body. This silhouette of the bag mirrors the original, crafted from soft and voluminous Nappa leather, though the size itself is a smaller version of The Pouch. The chain strap is adjustable allowing the bag to be worn both as a belt bag as well as a crossbody. Overall dimensions of The Belt Chain Pouch are 5.1″ L x 8.7″W x 2″ D and it retails for $2,160 via Bottega Veneta and MyTheresa.com.
I didn’t like it as a clutch and really do not like it as a belt bag. The top is now facing out looking like a toothless mouth all puckered up, sorry, that is what I think of. The Cassette bag is my fav from BV.
Not to be insulting, but this is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen in a while. It looks like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors.
It’s gross.
It reminds me of a crappy at home tummy tuck
Hahaha best description ever ?
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Oh that’s ugly (literally my first thought)
It looks like someone clenching their butt crack and it’s a “no” for me.
Hate the bag. Love the dress.
Now is just ugly.
I would have to agree with the other commenters that this bag misses the mark. I like that it’s less bells & whistles considering its a premier brand but the bag itself is not very appealing.
How do you open it? Looks like you’d have to position it facing you or eveything would just fall out. Stupid design for such an expensive bag…
Looks fiddly to open – unless you twist it up and back eveything would fall out. Dumb design for an expensive bag!
i love the classic pouch and i love the pouch with chain…but this chain bumbag is horrible lol
I thought this was Uranus, butt holy crap!
A bleached butt hole? A sad vagina?
Hard to tell…
Lol. So true!!! That’s exactly my first impression!! Lol
Btw I hear so many American women love their anal bleached.
Omg! Don’t believe everything you read! The rumors perpetrated about Americans is so much made up shit!
Pud cave, Fat apron, Take your pick of the male anatomy!
Just imagine it opening up and spilling your stuff everywhere.
LOL, like someone defacating
Oooh That is not attractive at all…..
I used to be a big fan of BV, but I don’t like anything from this line anymore.
BV is going to the fast fashion route since the inception of this boring british designer. LOL
I cannot possibly unsee that. Very disturbing and ugly.
Well…there’s been lots of vivid descriptions used here already, but the first thing it reminded me was of an old person that forgot to put their dentures in. I don’t like the pouch anyways and I don’t like it this way any better. Thank goodness they at least didn’t put some kind of fur or feathers at the top opening. That would be wrong on all kinds of levels but would be funny as a skit on SNL.
What happened to the baby that’s supposed to be inside that sling??? Or is that a sci-fi-inspired parasite growing there?
I was going to comment what I thought of the bag but everything is already spelled out here
Some sort of body part. Especially with that color.
Recent BV bag releases have got me really wondering. I love some of the first bags that DL designed for the brand (and I have purchased two styles including the original pouch) but these new designs leave much to be desired (in my opinion).
Pretty hideous and vulgar looking. It needs to be flipped up. Did they not do any market research before releasing this? C’mon, BV, you can do better than this.
Terribly unattractive
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He should have left the pouch alone. Coming from someone who is obsessed with my large intrecciato pouch, this variation is a miss. It looks like all your stuff will fall out when you open and can we talk about that awkward piece of leather strap? Why didn’t Bottega just make the chain all the way around?…
How could a person who isn’t very thin and flat-chested wear this?
Epic fail. Looks like a body part from invasion of the body snatchers it’s very creepy. goodbye BV goodbye forever. I can never unsee this And you’ve just revealed how terrible your fashion sense and aesthetics are why do you do this to us women?