Over its 140+ years, Bvlgari has mastered the art of luxury jewelry-making, marrying style with unmatched craftsmanship. That know-how has expanded into the handbag world, and over the years, the brand has melded the worlds of jewelry and bags with sought-after designs like the Serpenti Forever.
Now, for the first time ever, Bvlgari introduces a line of minaudières, elevating its existing collection of wearable art and blurring the lines between jewelry and accessories.
Designed by Mary Katrantzou, Creative Director of Leather Goods and Accessories, the Bvlgari Icons Minaudière collection pays homage to Bvlgari’s Roman heritage, reimagining five of the House’s most important symbols.
Inside Bvlgari’s First-Ever Evening Minaudière Collection
Part functional accessory, part art piece, this boundary-breaking collection marks Bvlgari’s first-ever dedicated evening collection, with each Bvlgari Icon drawing upon Bvlgari’s unmatched savoir-faire. Each Bvlgari Icon—Monete, Serpenti, Tubogas, Divas’ Dream, and BVLGARI BVLGARI—arrives in a limited edition and is available in two sizes: the minaudière and a miniature vanity.
At first glance, these pieces are beautiful works of art, but upon closer inspection, you can see the attention to detail and jewelry-like methodologies that have been perfected to create each piece. These methods combine technical know-how with precious materials, including amethyst, tiger’s eye, mother-of-pearl, and malachite.
Carrying Culture: Stories Told Through Icons
Today, Bvlgari celebrates this historic launch with its new Carrying Culture Campaign, starring five visionaries: author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, model Linda Evangelista, actor Kim Ji-won, actor and model Isabella Rossellini, and architect Sumayya Vally.
Interconnected by a mastery of their craft, each woman is paired with one of the Bvlgari Icons, which features a dedicated miniature book authored by each visionary, offering a view of cultures through each woman’s unique lens. Each book is designed to fit the silhouette of its corresponding icon. Each story is unique and never before published, exclusively for Bvlgari.
To learn more, visit Bvlgari.com and discover the campaign below.
I vehemently disagree with the other commenter. These are STUNNING.
Flat no from me. $16,000 for “gold-finished aluminum and brass” nope.
These are absolutely stunning 😍 but I can’t get over their prices. I know the link between quality and price is hard to discover on most ‘luxury’ (or should I say, designer) items, but this doesn’t even come close to being justifiable in any way.
Looks like trash you would find in your grandmothers closet
That’s extremely insulting to your grandmother. Some grandmothers have amazing closets.
Would LOVE to find something like this in my grandma’s closet! Problem is I just have nowhere fabulous enough to wear one.
Not sure if model needs for those new collection……
Works. Of. Art.
I like the snake head but that’s about it.
Gorgeous! At least they look like you paid over $10,000- compared to a Chanel classic flap that was a $1000 bag just inflated
over time in price to $10,000+. These look like oversized jewelry pieces. Exquisite!
I think that Bulgari is giving Judith Lieber a “real run for the money”.