SOPHIA

Name: SOPHIA - Incense - Benedetta Bruzziches
Brand: Benedetta Bruzziches
SKU: sophia incense
Price: 1345.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

INCENSE

1.345,00€

“Transformation is something I cannot explain: too much analysis might destroy it.” Sophia is the Italian leather shoulder bag with chain, internal metal frame and sculptural magnetic closure. Named after Sophia Loren: the first actress in history to win the Oscar for a performance in a foreign language. Entirely handcrafted in Italy.

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Exterior: Deerskin
Interior lining: Calfskin suede
Hardware: Zamak

Width: 39 cm
Height: 16 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Handle drop: 25 cm
Weight: 865 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 inside the Benedetta Bruzziches box, protected by the microfiber pouch with logo.

Sophia Loren was born Sofia Scicolone. Her father refused to acknowledge her. Her mother was as beautiful as Greta Garbo and had never become an actress. They grew up together in Pozzuoli, during the war. When there was nothing to eat, they called her “lo stecchino” — the toothpick. At fifteen she entered a beauty contest in Naples. She met Carlo Ponti. In ten years she was on the cover of Life. She learned to occupy the space that was hers, in every room, in every scene, in every language. When she won the Oscar for La ciociara, she thanked Vittorio De Sica, her family, Italian cinema. She didn’t forget Pozzuoli even in that moment. You know these women. The ones whose scent stays on you after you have met them, whose voice keeps sounding, whose gestures move like a choreography that appears in the air around them without anyone having rehearsed it.

Day-to-night bag to wear on the shoulder. The important meeting and the glass of prosecco at the bar downstairs after, when the tension starts to dissolve. You haven’t made plans with anyone, but friends turn up without having arranged it. You decide on an impromptu dinner at that small family-run pizzeria that’s stayed exactly like the one you used to go to with your parents on Sunday evenings. It’s Friday, the truest part of you is ready to enjoy its favourite days.

TO DO

Stand in front of the mirror without make-up, before going out. Look at yourself. Not to correct, but to see yourself.

TO READ

Elena Ferrante, "My Brilliant Friend", 2011. The poor Naples of the 1950s: the same one Sophia came from. A girl who transforms herself through beauty and intelligence, in a world that makes nothing easy for her.

TO WATCH

Vittorio De Sica, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", 1963. Three stories, three Italies, three different Sophias. The film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Watch it to understand what she was capable of.

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