{"id":100735,"date":"2025-03-25T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=100735"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:06:45","slug":"brunello-cucinelli-carolina-camilla-bc-duo-bag-grazia-usa-spring-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/brunello-cucinelli-carolina-camilla-bc-duo-bag-grazia-usa-spring-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Pair Behind the Brunello Cucinelli BC Duo Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brunello Cucinelli mini BC Duo bag<\/a>, $2,200, (212) 813-0900.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Words by Roxanne Robinson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A duality exists in the bucolic village of Solomeo, Italy, with its medieval charm and castle that stands as model for sustainability and living with nature. Nestled among rolling hills, it\u2019s also the vibrant beating heart of Brunello Cucinelli\u2019s active production and commerce ecosystem for the lifestyle brand synonymous with Quiet Luxury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Co-creative directors, vice presidents, and sisters Camilla and Carolina Cucinelli oversee the women\u2019s offerings alongside their father and company Executive Chairman and Creative Director, Brunello. Now the pair has launched their first bag style<\/a>, the BC Duo, which melds contemporary design and artisanal craftsmanship. Further instances of the bag\u2019s dualism are the mirror replication design technique and the duo who created it.<\/p>\n

The duality of the women\u2019s lives is expressed in the inverted trapezoid soft-side tote. Both are active professional working mothers with children, and the bag takes them from school drop-off to office to post-work gym time and to an evening event with its removable clutch or the BC Duo mini size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was time to express our taste, mindset with our vision of style that fits into both the Brunello Cucinelli lifestyle as well as ours,\u201d said Carolina, 34, adding, \u201cWith four sizes, plus variations in a clutch and a hobo style, and in different materials it\u2019s a cross-functional bag to wear it daily but also at night.\u201d Presumably the two upcoming events to celebrate the bag will demonstrate that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted a bag to represent the dynamic women who wear our ready-to-wear designs; our bag needs to be handy, lightweight, useful daily, but with a special touch. It\u2019s the perfect bag for a very busy woman,\u201d Carolina continued.<\/p>\n

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Camilla and Carolina Cucinelli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Growing up in Solomeo instilled the aesthetic of the tailoring the brand and Italy are known for\u2014even the hues of the grainy leather and soft suede recall the topography of Solomeo. \u201cWe both like casual wear with a nod to artisanal craftsmanship and tailoring, a distinct feature of the brand. We grew up around this and feel comfortable in a masculine style with a feminine touch,\u201d said Camilla, 42.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The synergy of the two sisters inspired the design, and the style legacy passed down by the women in the family guide their creativity.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mom always had and still maintains a great sense of style. She was our beacon. As we got older, women like Kate Moss, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Tilda Swinton\u2019s androgynous look inspired us with their very specific styles,\u201d Carolina added.<\/p>\n

The women in their family passed down their professional drive too. \u201cWe are a matriarchal family where women prevail. My mother\u2019s grandmother was left alone immediately after WWII, so she became an entrepreneur and started her own business. She would cycle around on her bike wearing trousers and blazer. She was one of a kind, that was unprecedented then,\u201d Camilla offered, adding, \u201cWe grew up in a family of emancipated women who thought out of the box. Before she met my father, our mom was into fashion, running her own small clothing boutique. This was passed along to us.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sisterhood has helped them become a team at the company too. \u201cWe are women in a masculine industry. To have a friend and sister that can help you every day is very important. Also, we have the same vision, exchange ideas daily, share the same friends, live the same life, which is a plus every day. To see our company move into the future together in the same place is a super value,\u201d said Carolina.<\/p>\n

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Brunello Cucinelli BC Duo bag<\/a>, $3,950 each, (212) 813-0900.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Camilla says her father is an attentive listener and the company designs as a team but, \u201cIt does help being together as women, especially when we want to submit a new proposal or idea and show our father a different point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n

She sums up the new bag: \u201cThe BC Duo looks to the future, injects our creative vision, dedicated for the next generation with the same principal brand values\u2014sartorial, handmade, and pure craftsmanship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read GRAZIA USA\u2019<\/em>s Spring Issue<\/a> featuring cover star Paris Hilton<\/a>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n