BELLE DE JOUR LA GRANDE

Name: BELLE DE JOUR LA GRANDE - Sangria - Benedetta Bruzziches
Brand: Bags
SKU: Belle de jour la grande - sangria

SANGRIA

Belle de Jour is the Italian leather clutch enclosing a soft suede soul. Named after Luis Buñuel’s 1967 film: one woman, two lives, her grace the thread that binds them. In its silhouette, you recognise Ariel. La Grande is its maxi version with shoulder chain. Entirely handcrafted in Italy.

More Details

Add to wishlist

RED/GOLD

SANGRIA

Explore the different sizes

Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour La Grande

Need advice? Contact Caterina, your Client Advisor, or book an appointment.

Shop with confidence

Secure Checkout Shipping & returns Repair Service

THE CLUB

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.

The Club is our promise to you. We ask for your time and your attention, and we take on the responsibility of making sure that time is never wasted. We will never claim we are not trying to sell you anything: our value begins with a product, and every purchase is the backbone that lets us exist. But we promise that every word will be sincere, weighed and meant for you. That every message, every invitation, will be a moment able to add something to your days.

PRIVILEGES

Free returns on everything you buy.
Access to limited editions.
A Client Advisor at your disposal for dedicated consultations by chat, by appointment at the Bottega or remotely.
Invitations to private sales and events, online and in person.
Reserved discounts on the courses of the Scuola di Artigianato.
Personalised communications, shaped around your tastes and interests.
A privileged look into the world of Benedetta Bruzziches, among inspirations, stories and creations.

CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Lovely to meet you. Enter your details to become a member and get access to the reserved Private Lounge.

E-mail*

Gender*

First name*

Last name*

Country*

Phone*

Password*

The password must be at least 8 characters long

By clicking Join the Club you authorise Benedetta Bruzziches to use your details to create a profile for managing your customer experience, and to send you communications by e-mail, WhatsApp or SMS. You can update your preferences or leave the Club at any time.

Already have an account?

WHAT'S THE CLUB?

The Club is not a place you pass through, but a space for intentional choice, yours and ours.

It's a genuine way to build meaningful relationships with those who choose to be fully present, where every experience is designed as a mutual, measured, sincere, and heartfelt gesture.

We've chosen to make certain moments exclusive to members, so we can take the time and space needed to express our vision of sustainable luxury: not just in words, but through actions. A luxury not defined solely by materials, but by the way we choose to exist in the world. In your world. And by the way we invite you into ours.

For us, sustainability also means this: a form of presence, of listening, of inner integrity.

It's about reconnecting with what truly matters, and reclaiming what is truly valuable.

E-MAIL *

FIRST NAME *

LAST NAME *

COUNTRY *

PHONE/SMS

By clicking on "Join The Club," you give your consent to receive commercial communications from Benedetta Bruzziches (marketing). You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the dedicated link found at the bottom of our messages. For more information about our privacy policies and your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Belle de Jour is the Italian leather clutch enclosing a soft suede soul. Named after Luis Buñuel's 1967 film: one woman, two lives, her grace the thread that binds them. In its silhouette, you recognise Ariel. La Grande is its maxi version with shoulder chain. Entirely handcrafted in Italy.

Exterior: Calfskin suede
Interior lining: Organic silk satin, Calfskin suede
Hardware: Zamak

Width: 37 cm
Height: 23 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Strap drop: 26 cm
Weight: 830 g

Exterior: Red
Hardware: Gold

Organic silk satin: Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. Very delicate fabric: avoid contact with liquids, perfumes and cosmetics. Do not wash.
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.

Luis Buñuel knew that bourgeois women live at least two lives: the one they show and the one they keep to themselves, the afternoon hours that need not be explained to anyone. "I designed Belle de Jour thinking of Séverine," says Benedetta Bruzziches, "of how certain women don't choose between their versions of themselves. They carry them all, on the same day, with the same grace." Belle de Jour is a 1967 film in which Catherine Deneuve plays Séverine, the archetypal bourgeois wife: straight hair, carefully chosen clothes, a gaze that tells, not everything. Every afternoon, Séverine leaves her husband's house and goes to work in a brothel. Not for money. Out of necessity. For that part of herself that in an ordered life has no space and no name. Buñuel does not judge her. He films her with the same neutrality with which he films the furniture, the streets, the clothes. Séverine is interesting in exactly the way a house with two doors is.

Daytime bag to wear on the shoulder. A pair of jeans, a white shirt, nothing else. The brass chain on the shoulder does the rest. Belle de Jour La Grande is the detail that turns the ordinary into the unforgettable. You don't add, you don't decorate: you choose. Wherever you go, whoever you're with. The leather moves with you, the chain speaks for you.

TO DO

Go to the cinema alone on a weekday afternoon. Choose a film you know nothing about. Sit in the middle of the row. Notice what changes when no one is watching you watch.

TO READ

Joseph Kessel, "Belle de jour", 1928. The novel that inspired the film. Forty years earlier, same vertigo. Read it in one sitting, preferably in the afternoon.

TO WATCH

Luis Buñuel, "Belle de Jour", 1967. Catherine Deneuve plays a woman who leads a double life. Buñuel never tells you which is the real one. After the film, you won't be sure either.

E-mail

First name

Last name

Country

Phone / WhatsApp

I accept the Privacy Policy

Shipping

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

Customs and duties

For the following countries, the price on the website already includes all customs and import duties: customers in these destinations will pay no additional charges on delivery:

Australia
Bahrain
Canada
China
Japan
Kuwait
Lithuania
Macao
Malaysia
New Zealand
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom (UK)
United States (US)

For all other countries, any import duties and taxes will be calculated and collected by the courier on delivery.

Returns and exchanges

Club members enjoy free returns and exchanges within 14 days of delivery.

Become a member

Non-members are responsible for the shipping costs of returns and exchanges.

Find out more

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.

Our commitment goes beyond the purchase. Should your beloved crystal bag show signs of wear, our repair service is here to restore it to its original splendour — and who better to do it than the hands that made it?

Our team of expert artisans takes care of every piece with the utmost attention and skill.

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.

We look forward to continuing to be part of your journey.

Repair Service is complimentary for Club members.

Become a member