Founded in the earlier 1960's, Bottega Veneta is a manufacturer of consumer goods, mainly producing men's and women's glasses. The company is reputed for quality and exclusivity.

Bottega Veneta is known for its signature leather goods. The company merged with the Gucci Group in July 2001

 Bottega Veneta was launched as a family business of luxury leather accessories in Venice back in 1966, and today designs both a men's and women's ready-to-wear line.

German-born Tomas Maier took the helm in 2001 and revived the flagging brand by injecting a more modern feel and reworking the traditional woven leather signature.

The latest Bottega Veneta models of sunglasses pick up on successful concepts from the previous collection, bringing them up to speed with interesting new shapes.

There are new oval and drop designs for acetate models, rectangular and oval for metal models.

Frames sport recherché structures, with acetate rims applied to metal frames and other models with metal rims inserted into a titanium bar.

Tiny metal pins, a distinctive detail of Bottega Veneta eyewear, are clearly visible on the front and at the end of temples.

The colour palette is natural and warm for acetate models: black with grey lenses, havana with amber lenses, honey with amber lenses.

Metal frames, meanwhile, opt for bold shades of antique gold with lenses in brown or mirrored gold, and antique silver with grey or mirrored silver lenses.