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Aspiring Fashion Photographers Get a Chance to Break Into the Industry Thanks to Bottega Veneta

In this day and age of digital, it feels like pretty much anyone can pick up a camera (or an iPhone) and be a photographer. Between street style blogs and independent publications, there is a seemingly endless stream of opportunities for an aspiring fashion photographer. But opportunities that pay? Much fewer and far between. How does one get to be the next the next Mario Testino or Arthur Elgort? Enter Bottega Veneta's "New Exposure" photography competition.

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Bottega Veneta Fall 2011: Control and Passion

MILAN--The first thing you noticed about Tomas Maier's fall Bottega Veneta collection wasn't the Tippi Hedren-style French twists, or the the light, bright overcoats. Instead, it was the tufts of leather sticking out from the label's classic basket weave handbags. These roughed-up styles illustrated what Maier believes to be the crux of this collection. "We wanted to push the boundaries, to experiment with technique and craftsmanship to an extreme degree," he said in the show notes. "The result is very particular, with a mix of control and passion that I think reflects the mood of the moment."

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Fashion News Round-Up: Kate Moss To Leave Topshop, Target at Gilt Glitch, and Tomas Maier Rumored To Do H&M Collab

Kate Moss and Topshop Break Up: Kate Moss's 14th collection for Topshop this October will be her last. Since it was recently announced that Sir Phillip Green's 19-year-old daughter Chloe has started training with the company, rumors have started swirling that she'll replace Moss as the face of Topshop. There are also reports that was not an amicable one. {Daily Mail} Target Craze Catches Gilt Off-Guard: Some shoppers weren't able to get their Target from Gilt. It's unclear at this point whether Gilt oversold the Target merch (which included Mulberry, Tucker and John Derian for Target), but they're offering shoppers who were unable to get their goods a $25 credit. {Racked} Tomas Maier for H&M?: Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier is rumored to be the next designer to collaborate with H&M. The brand has released two ambiguous videos to build hype around their next two collaborations. The grand reveal is on September 9th. Thoughts on the mysterious lady designer? Carolina? Vivian Westwood? Who could it be? {fashionologie}

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Smells Like Bottega

It's kind of surprising that Bottega Veneta hasn't done a fragrance before and I actually thought I remembered one. Obviously, I made that up. That's