Bottega Veneta has given its popular Cabat handbag a New York makeover for the NYCabat, a strictly limited edition purse from the Cruise 2009/2010 collection. Only 50 NYCabats will be sold exclusively through the brand’s New York City store.
The new NYCabat is crafted from intrecciato nappa leather. By hand-brushing the leather using a technique inspired by traditional shoemaking, the black pigment on the surface gives way to a bright yellow below. This black and yellow color combination calls to mind the iconic New York taxi cabs.
“I loved the graphic black and yellow of the taxi cabs when I first visited New York City in the 1970s,” explained creative director Tomas Maier. “For me, as for many others, the taxi was shorthand for New York: bold, unyielding, exhilarating, a vehicle, quite literally, to so many possibilities. The new Cabat reflects my feeling that, as much as the city and the world have changed, New York remains incredibly vibrant.”
Each NYCabat will have the city and individual number inscribed on a sterling silver plate inside. Preorders of this strictly limited handbag will be accepted through Bottega Veneta’s 5th Avenue store. It will hit shelves, albeit briefly, in November.
