Bottega Venteta Guide [1] Bottega Venteta Guide [2] Bottega Venteta Guide [3] Made in ?: Bottega Veneta handbags are manufactured in Italy. The company was formed in 1966, but since (2001) has been bought out by Gucci group. Bottega Veneta is a Italian made luxury brand, with no known outsourcing done in China.
Below is an image of a real Bottega Veneta made in Italy stamp: Also notice the shape of the
O in Bottega. This detail can vary, and we will address this point further (below).
Bottega Fonts: Bottega Venenta has a distinct font, however it generally does not
have any unusual letter tweaks that would be singular to Bottega.
(see our fake Jimmy Choo guide for example
of brand specific details.) That being said, there
does appear to be a slight brand specific [variance detail] with some
of the fonts, namely concerning the letter O. What Bottega has done with the O is give the
illusion of a slightly tilted letter O, as if it were
tapped to the side and was tilting left. This effect is done by the dark shading within the letter O. But
this is not the case with every Bottega O. So always be aware of these differneces. If a handbag of the same model/style etc, has the round O, and
the same model/style etc on another bag has the tilted O, then that should raise a red flag.
Spaced font rounded(O): In the image (left) of the real Bottga Veneta font etched in metal,
you can see that the O is round, and not the oval shape as seen (above). The one difference however,
concerns the spacing of the letters. In the example below, the letters embossed into the leather
are closer together, but in the font example (left), the letters are spaced farther apart. These examples
should give you an idea of what to expect with Bottega fonts, and also to remind you that there are
some differences in certain fonts they use.
Real font: The (left) is an image of an authentic Bottega font. Notice that the O in the
Bottega font is perfectly rounded like the font (above), and unlike the font
(two above) where the O has a more oval shape. This is
the more common style when Bottega embosses leather. But a rounded O font is also used in etching
metal (as seen above) with the brand and logo. Also, some of the logos [fonts] stamped into a leather
backing frame that has two rivets at each end will oftem times place the rivet partially over letter
B. An example of this is (below).
Fake Label: In the fake example (left), there are two things that should be noticed. First the
overall quality of the stamp impression is poor. When compared to the earlier example of the same
logo stamped onto black leather, the differences are obvious. The fake on the left is blurry and
sloppy. The letters are unclear and they tend to blend into each other, the leather is tugging at the stamps,
due to weak pressure of the embossing machine. And also notice the gold hardware clamps, the left
clamp should be covering more of the letter B in Bottega, as shown below.
Real label with clamps: The authentic label on the left shows the left clamp to be covering
part of the letter B. This is a detail that is common with Bottega. It does not mean that fake
Bottega Veneta handbags will not have this feature, as many will mirror this detail, but it is one
that gets overlooked at times by the counterfeiters. Also notice the clear stamp impression from
the quality embossing done by Bottega Veneta. The letters are all clear and crisp in the leather.
Below is an image of a fake Bottega [taken directly from a site selling fakes]: You can't tell from the picture, but the actual
dimenions are incorrect. The style "mini" may also be incorrect. So either case, the dimensions are wrong
or the picture is the wrong bag, both are red flags. And the number one biggest tell...they spelled
Bottega wrong! [They spelled it, Bettega].
The dimensions of this bag were listed as:
Bettega Veneta Woven PU Leather mini Cabat [notice wrong spelling]
Size: 16.9 (width at base) 5x6 (inch)
[actual dimensions below]
Below are some examples of correct dimensions of Bottega Veneta handbags:
Cabat (mini): [correct dimensions for real Cabat (fake cabat) pictured above]
Size (top width): 16in [15.9] (the replica added over an extra inch)
width (at base): 6 inches (replica was narrow by .4)
Other Bottega dimensions:
Sloane:
Side to side: 17.5in
Side to side at base: 13in
Vintage Milano:
Base to top of handle: 10 inches
Base to top of bag: 7 inches
Side to side: 12.5 inches
Base width: 5in
Pryamid
12.5 x 10.5 x 6.6
Dustbags: An authentic Bottega Veneta dustbag will be a superior quality to most fake Bottega bags you will encounter. An authentic Bottega Veneta dustbag will can be a myriad of colors, from beige suede, to maroon, to Tiffany style green w/embossed logo font. It will be in the correct range, but not exact.
