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Hypebeast
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Bottega Veneta Taps Tyler, The Creator & More to Celebrate 50 Years of Its Intrecciato Leather Weave
Bottega Venetahas unveiled a star-studded campaign titled 'Craft is our Language' to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its signature Intrecciato leather weave. Photographed by Jack Davison and choreographed by Lenio Kaklea, the photos capture recognizable faces across art, film, fashion, literature, music, and sports, along with intimate hand gestures to illustrate a symbol of interconnection and exchange in its signature Intrecciato weave. The diverse cast includes ubiquitous pop record producerJack Antonoff,film directorDario Argento, designer Edward Buchanan, artist and sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud, singer-songwriterNeneh Cherry, filmmaker and record producerDave Free, actress Lauren Hutton, singer I.N ofStray Kids, actor Troy Kotsur, actress Vicky Krieps, actor Terrance Lau, actress Rie Miyazawa, actressJulianne Moore, tennis player Lorenzo Musetti, actressShu Qi, writerZadie Smith, singer-actress Thanaerng, recording artist and producer Tyler Okonma (Tyler, the Creator) and conductor Lorenzo Viotti. Each talent is pictured wearing various Bottega Veneta pieces from Intecciato bags, gloves, and outerwear to the house's luxurious ready-to-wear garments. Of particular note is Edward Buchanan, who served as Design Director of the house from 1995 to 2000 and introduced Bottega Veneta's first-ever Ready-to-Wear collection. Elsewhere, Lauren Hutton sported an Intrecciato clutch in the 1980 movieAmerican Gigolo, giving Bottega Veneta's signature weave a wider level of pop cultural exposure. Requiring long hours and days of meticulous handwork, the weave was first introduced in 1975 and involves hand-weaving slender leather strips, called fettucce, into a leather base panel, or around a wooden mold. While drawing from the centuries-spanning Italian tradition of weaving and the leather work expertise of the Veneto region, Bottega Veneta's method is differentiated by its innovative diagonal arrangement and top-notch quality. In September, the 'Craft is our Language' campaign will expand into a new print book and yet another installment of photographs and short films featuring new faces. Bottega Veneta's forthcoming book will serve as a 'dictionary' for the language, craft, and values of the house. See the gallery above for the full campaign and stay tuned to Hypebeast for the latest fashion news.
Perth Now
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Barry Diller claims John Travolta exited American Gigolo over 'gay subtext'
Barry Diller claims John Travolta exited 'American Gigolo' because of the 'somewhat gay subtext'. John, 71, was originally tapped to take the leading role in the 1980 crime thriller about a male escort who gets framed for the murder of an ex-client, but was replaced by Richard Gere, 75, after he exited the movie. And now Diller – who was the CEO of Paramount at the time -has claimed in his memoir 'Who Knew' that Travolta's reasons for quitting were not the ones he gave then-Paramount Pictures president Michael Eisner at the time. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barry, 83, wrote in his book: 'He slumped down in a chair in Michael's office, started to cry and said, 'I can't do American Gigolo. I'm too sad. I'm still in mourning [the recent deaths of his mother and then-girlfriend]. It's the wrong thing for me to do. You have to let me out of it'. 'Michael came down to my office and said, 'John's just left, and we have to let him out of the movie because he just can't do it.' I said, 'He's faking it and using you. It's too late to recast and he's perfect for it.' 'I was certain [Travolta] had acted his way through his meeting with Michael and no longer wanted to do 'Gigolo'. He was afraid of playing that character because of its somewhat gay subtext. For days, I said, 'I'm not even going to hear of letting him out of the movie, full stop, period.'' However, Diller admitted he made the situation worse when he tried to speak to Travolta about it. He said: 'John came to my house one afternoon. I began by saying, 'Right now, you are the biggest star in the world, and you worry you're going to screw it up. You're listening to this twerpy, inexperienced manager of yours, and it's leading you to the wrong decisions. This is a critical time for you, and when you've got a great script and a great part, you don't let anything put you off it.' I went on with various examples of how his management had been mishandling things since his spurt to superstardom. 'He left with a pained and hurt look. A day or two later it became clear that he was not going to show up for the first day of shooting and would take whatever consequences ensued. I had made the situation worse because he'd told his manager about my criticism of him, so they both hated me.'
