LIA

Name: LIA - The Great Gatsby - Benedetta Bruzziches
Brand: Bags
SKU: lia the great gatsby

THE GREAT GATSBY

Lia is the handheld mini bag in brass mesh with inlaid crystals, a structured softness whose shape changes with the force of gravity. Organic silk satin interior lining, a silent weave of resilience and delicacy. In the biblical story of Jacob, Lia is the quiet grace, the light that illuminates the path through time. Entirely handcrafted in Italy.

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THE GREAT GATSBY

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Exterior: Brass crystal mesh
Interior lining: Organic silk satin
Hardware: Brass

Width: 20 cm
Height: 18 cm
Depth: 3.5 cm
Handle drop: 16 cm
Weight: 679 g

Exterior: Silver
Interior lining: Beige
Hardware: Gold

Brass crystal mesh: Clean gently with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use chemicals or abrasive products. Avoid impacts that may damage the crystals. Store in the dust bag provided.
Organic silk satin: Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. Very delicate fabric: avoid contact with liquids, perfumes and cosmetics. Do not wash.
Brass: Clean with a soft, dry cloth. Natural oxidation is part of the life of the material. To restore its shine, use a specific brass product. Store in a dry place.

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

"O loves, true or false, be loves, move happily in the void I offer you." Patrizia Cavalli. Benedetta Bruzziches envisions the author's series "Sempre Aperto Teatro" as a curtain that never closes. A theatre that is always open, where we move with our masks, playing roles that sometimes resemble us and other times deceive us. It is there, in this space suspended between truth and fiction, that the stories of Lia and Rachele come to life. Their story is ancient and beautiful, moving in its wisdom. Jacob, in love with Rachele, works for seven years to marry her. But on the wedding night, he is given Lia, the elder sister, less loved, less radiant. Perhaps every man believes he is marrying Rachele, the desired beauty, the promise of happiness, then discovers Lia: the harder, less conspicuous part, the one who comes with the weight of toil, silence, and waiting. Yet it is Lia who gives Jacob the most children; it is she who proves more fruitful. In that fertility lies a hidden truth: often it is what does not shine at first that truly nourishes life, roots it, and gives it continuity. It is the grace that is unseen, the light that does not dazzle but endures. Lia is the silent intertwining of resilience and delicacy. Her voice does not shout, but persists: a poetry of patience that becomes strength, a quiet light that stays on even when no one is watching. Together, Lia and Rachele tell of the eternal tension between what appears and what remains, between desire and substance, between love imagined and love lived. A dialectic that runs through all of us, men and women alike, and reminds us that true beauty, the kind that nurtures, is not always the most dazzling. Both are mirrors of this scene: fragments of poetry in the form of crystal, ethereal and solid at the same time.

Evening bag to wear by hand. You bring her to the dinner where you only know the person who invited you. You sit down, order without looking at the menu, let yourself be discovered. You bring her to the opening night at a small theatre, where the seats are close and you can hear the actors breathe. Her structured softness follows the gesture: she changes shape when you rest her on your knees, when you grip the handle during an applause, when you let her fall to your side as you walk at night through an empty city that speaks only of you. And each time you discover her different. Perhaps you are too?

TO DO

The next time you walk into a room full of people, don't speak for the first ten minutes. Listen. Watch. Notice who speaks and who doesn't. Notice who stays in your memory afterwards. Lia knew that presence is not declared. It is felt.

TO READ

Patrizia Cavalli, "Sempre aperto teatro", 1999. The collection from which this series takes its name. Short, precise poems that speak of love without ornament. "O loves, true or false, be loves, move happily in the void I offer you."

TO WATCH

Jane Campion, "The Piano", 1993. A woman who doesn't speak arrives in New Zealand with a daughter and a piano. The world thinks she is mute. She plays. Campion made the most beautiful film about the strength of those who don't raise their voice.

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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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