MAME WEEKEND

Name: MAME WEEKEND - Incense - Benedetta Bruzziches
Brand: Bags
SKU: mame weekend incense

INCENSE

Mame is the Italian leather tote bag with zip closure and a front strap with sculptural carabiner. The calfskin suede interior lining brings warmth even to what cannot be seen. Weekend is its maxi version, for when the journey is certain and the destination still to be decided. Entirely handcrafted in Italy.

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INCENSE

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Benedetta Bruzziches is a brand that puts people at its centre, and it is people it wants to reach. Our bags are made with the care you give to things that matter, and, as you know, care is the enemy of haste: it never sits well with large numbers. That is why the Club exists. Because when you try to speak to everyone, you end up shouting. We would rather speak softly, almost under our breath, and build connections with those who, through the noise, can pick out our sound and catch its nuances. The Club is not about exclusion, nor about exclusivity. It is a boundary, to be discovered in the most positive sense of the word: not raised to keep people out, but drawn to welcome them, as carefully as possible.

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A privileged look into the world of Benedetta Bruzziches, among inspirations, stories and creations.

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Exterior: Deerskin
Interior lining: Calfskin suede
Hardware: Zamak

Width: 68 cm
Height: 32 cm
Depth: 26 cm
Handle drop: 24 cm
Weight: 1770 g

Exterior: Beige
Hardware: Gold

Deerskin: Clean with a soft, dry cloth. Soft, porous leather: avoid contact with liquids. Nourish periodically with a cream for delicate leathers. Store in the dust bag provided.
Calfskin suede: Brush gently with a soft-bristled brush. Avoid contact with water and liquids. In case of stains, use a specific suede eraser. Store in the dust bag provided.
Zamak: Clean with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use chemicals or abrasive products on the galvanic finish. Avoid prolonged contact with water and humidity.

The bag will be carefully prepared for shipping, protected by the microfiber pouch with the Benedetta Bruzziches logo.

"I borrowed her name from an aunt in a novel, one of those who teach you that living is an act of imagination. She doesn't collect things: she collects wonder. Where there's no party, she creates one." Says Benedetta Bruzziches. Mame is a tribute to the heroine of Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis, an icon of freedom and nonconformity, who taught us that limits exist only to be pushed a little further. The woman who arrives lightly and leaves a mark: elegant without being predictable, irreverent without being brash, luminous even on rainy days. An invitation to get the outfit wrong, to say the right thing with the wrong words, to sit down always at the table where the interesting things happen. Hillman said that eccentricity is good for the psyche. "I believed it. And I made a bag out of it.”

Daytime bag to wear on the shoulder. Patrick knocks on his aunt's hotel door to introduce Auntie Mame to a college professor. He opens the door and finds her in shorts on the floor: hair tied up in a red ribbon, doing glute exercises with a half-finished bottle of champagne beside her, fashion magazines and six volumes on the decline of the Roman Empire scattered across the room. What makes you feel good doesn't have to make sense to anyone but you. Want to use it as a gym bag? Do it, Mame would have approved.

TO DO

Treat any Tuesday as the most important day of the year. Dress accordingly, plan nothing, say yes to everything. Mame would approve.

TO READ

Patrick Dennis, "Auntie Mame", 1955. The novel that started it all. Read it in one sitting, preferably on a weekday, preferably ignoring everything else.

TO WATCH

Morton DaCosta, "Auntie Mame", 1958. Rosalind Russell is the aunt everyone deserves and no one expected. A woman for whom every day is a party and every party is a life lesson. Watch the scene where she arrives at the office.

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Italy Free shipping 1-2 working days Shipped by GLS
Europe €15 1-2 working days Shipped by DHL
Rest of the world €35 2-3 working days Shipped by DHL

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At Benedetta Bruzziches we design bags made to accompany you through life. We believe in the strength of things that last: repairing your bag instead of replacing it is a small but meaningful way to be kinder to our planet.

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Whether you bought your Benedetta Bruzziches bag from an official retailer or on our website, we invite you to send it to us: it will come back to you renewed and ready for many more adventures.

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