SILK SCARF GIGLIO ROSSO

SILK SCARF GIGLIO ROSSOThe red lily grows wild on Italian hillsides, flowering at midsummer on the feast of San Giovanni the 24th of June, when bonfires are lit across Tuscany to mark the solstice. It is a symbol of purification, abundance and the arrival of summer. In Florence, it carries a second story: in 1251, when the Guelphs took control of the city and exiled their rivals, they inverted the colours of the Florentine emblem white lily to red, red ground to white.

the leather will develop a rich patina

This scarf does not illustrate them

The Melograno di Sicilia is for the woman who does not want to wait for the right occasion — it is its own occasion

a bold polka dot and geometric pattern in vivid teal and aqua — the specific blue of the sea from a clifftop in June

the bag features an inner flat pocket for added convenience

The combination is unapologetic: this is summer in the south of Italy

An elegance that comes from proportion

flowering at midsummer on the feast of San Giovanni — the 24th of June

one tessera at a time — small pieces of stone or glass placed with extraordinary precision to form something that would last two thousand years

There is a quietness to it

This is the most versatile scarf in the collection

The Mare e Monti is for the woman who does not shy away from colour — who knows that a bold choice