Aquazzura’s Kiss Me mini minaudière clutch.
Aquazzura, the glamazon footwear label beloved by the global jetset is expanding its red carpet ready repetoire and launching bags for Pre-Fall ‘23.
The brand celebrated its 10-year anniversary in the shoe business in 2022 so now “felt like the right time to branch out,” said Aquazzura creative director Edgardo Osorio of his new category debut via email.
The collection, comprising both elevated day to night and more evening focussed silhouettes, eschews a splashy logo in favor of the brand’s signature codes and hardware. The emblematic Aquazzura’s pineapple logo features on the aquamarine-hued interiors.
“I wanted the design of the bags to be recognizable and powerful enough that no logo is needed,” Osorio added.
Aquazzura’s Downtown 24/7 shoulder bag.
An array of day-to-night shapes include the Downtown 24/7 shoulder bag with its distinctive triangular accessory wrought in gold chainmail and the Twist maxi clutch with its sculptural metal clasp recalling the twisted heel of Aquazzura’s eponymous sandals.
Upping the glamor quotient for evening is the Galactic Crystal with satin exterior and jewel-embellished handles and the lip shaped crystal festooned Kiss Me minaudière — perfect for toting on the Academy Awards red carpet.
Materials range from buttery nappa and laminated leathers to exotic croco prints, and satin and the color palette combines glossy hues of emerald green and Ibiza blue with dégradé sunset shades with a metallic sheen.
Aquazzura’s Twist clutch bag.
Just like Aquazzura’s footwear, the bags are also crafted in Tuscany, Italy where the brand is headquartered in Florentine palace, Palazzo Corsini.
Aquazzura’s styles have been worn by actors and performance artists such as Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, Beyoncé and Dua Lipa, royals such as Kate Middleton Princess of Wales, Meghan Markle and Queen Rania of Jordan and have even featured in popular TV series And Just Like That, No Time to Die and Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, on one Lady Gaga.
During Paris Fashion Week, Osorio hosted a party to fete his new launch and, as to be expected, it was attended by a coterie of his inner celebrity circle including Poppy Delevingne and Jessica Alba.
The event took place in the city’s rarified Hotel d’Evreaux, accessed via a hidden courtyard behind the Place Vendôme where the bags were showcased nestled amidst an enchanting floral installation.
Keep your eyes peeled for some Aquazzura cameo appearances at the Oscars.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniehirschmiller/2023/03/09/red-carpet-ready-shoe-brand-aquazzura-debuts-bags-which-have-oscars-written-all-over-them/