With hues taken from the history of art, this luxury handbag brand is an ode to exceptional craftsmanship and a celebration of Italian elegance. Boarini Milanesi’s launch of a $7 million bag – the most expensive ever in the world – was created to raise awareness on the need to protect our seas.
As non-biodegradable plastics due to the COVID-19 pandemic have flooded the oceans, each contribution in protecting the environment is an important step to cleaning the seas. With the sale of this $7 million piece, $1 million will be donated after being inspired by co-founder Matteo Rodolfo Milanesi’s personal connection to the ocean; having lost his father when he was just a teenager with memories linked to the water.
“We used to spend every summer at sea, between Greece and Turkey, and I was happiest when we would go on boat trips between the islands,” Milanesi says. “Even though mass tourism was still a long way off, we would often see plastic bags floating on the water or patches of tar leaked by oil tankers.”
It’s for this reason, that together with Carolina Boarini, co-founder and designer for the brand, decided to do something to help raise people’s awareness of the need to respect the environment, dedicating this particular bag to his father, who cared so much about the crystal clear waters of the seas and oceans.
“Every client is unique and special,” Boarini says. “That is why every Boarini Milanesi handbag is created exclusively for that client.”
Matteo Rodolfo Milanesi (Left) & Carolina Boarini (Right)
From a bespoke selection of materials to impeccable finishes Boarini Milanesi handbags, 40 hours have been dedicated to construction techniques to produce timeless models instead of seasonal collections, by creating bags that never go out of fashion.
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