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Bottega Veneta is the next luxury brand to take inspiration in creepy crawlies for it’s fine jewelry.

The workmanship is quite nice actually, the designer obviously did his research in entomology. Finely etched details on the metals give a lovely texture to each critter. They also look like they’re molded from flat sheet metal, meaning they’re light.

I suppose it blends in nicely with the irridescent metallic brocades they used for the Fall-Winter 2010 collection. It adds a note of “Woodland Elf” whimsy to the otherwise staid silhouettes.

This particular piece makes me think of Egyptian royalty (or Wicked!), what with the little golden scarab charms. The jewelry is made of antique silver, with some earrings coated in colored enamel for a gleaming finish.

While they’re quite piercingly pretty (if you’re attracted to fashion’s more scientific experiments–see DSquared spine-heeled sandals here), I don’t see them reaching the cult status of say, Bulgari’s serpent jewelry.

Still, I don’t think I’d mind sporting the golden beetle on one of Bottega’s beautiful cuffs. “Dangerous” and “fierce” are the fashion words of the moment, after all.

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Isha.

Tags: Bottega Veneta, Chanel Iman, Fall 2010, Fine Jewelry, Maria Carla Boscono, Sasha Pivovarova