Venice inspires Furla’s men’s bag collection
BAGS PROVE to be the locus for the Spring/Summer 2018 mens collection of Italian luxury brand Furla, better known for its cheerful feminine handbags.
The theme of the collection for next year is centered around Venice, the city of dreams rising out of the waters. The city still proves to be the center of art and culture that it became back in the Renaissance.
Taking cues from chic Italian men and the lifestyles they lead while surrounded by the arts, the bags contain references to Greek and Roman mythology, present in the classical sculptures that dot the city.
For example, a handbag called the Zeus takes inspiration from inlays of Venetian furniture, while a handbag named after Mars takes inspiration from mosaics in the city’s buildings.
Tapestries take the lead for the Atlante, while Ulysses, the Greek hero who surmounted the obstacles that prevented his long-awaited homecoming, takes shape for the modern man in a bag inspired by the city’s gondoliers, the boatmen who navigate the city’s canals.
Meanwhile, a simple striped bag called the Icaro take inspiration from yachts and motorboats that zip amidst the city’s landscape, with navy (of course) as its defining hue. — JLG
