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A Lifetime of Leather
Posted by Pierotucci in Guest Writer on May 25, 2012
Fashion comes in waves, does full circles, goes in and out of style but what’s always around in one form or another is leather; leather shoes, leather jackets, leather handbags, even leather hot pants (here’s to hoping the last one never makes a comeback). Whether it was your suede, fringed vest from the 60’s or your extravagant ostrich boots from the 80’s, you name it and at one time or another it has probably been a popular fashion trend.
I’m sure many of you know exactly what I’m talking about. The leather jacket or handbag you’ve held onto over the years, whether you’ve worn it to death or it’s still in great shape, you just can’t manage to part with it. That is truly the beauty of quality leather, Italian leather! After working with leather and living in the city most famous in the world for their leather (Florence, Italy), I can honestly say, without a doubt, Italian leather is the best in the world. You have to think of buying leather as an investment, if your leather good lasts through decades it has certainly done its job. In fact my wardrobe is beginning to take shape, including several handmade leather products that are sure to last a lifetime.
My first major investment in leather apparel will include a skirt – the questions is short or long – classic black or splurge for a color?
I am trying to take advantage of my geo position, so it is only logical that a travel bag – something light , durable and flexible will be on the top of my list.
A lady can never have enough 1) pair of shoes 2) handbags – and 3) gloves. I love the elegance and chicness (is that even a word) of adding a pair of gloves to an outfit!
Black and Red City Threads
Posted by Pierotucci in Guest Writer on May 22, 2012
We have a new blogger starting with us today – so welcome! She had a bit of fun playing with all of our fashion toys including Polyvore. Here is her first try using our leather handbags:
€1.098 - unger-fashion.com
€239 - jades24.com
£120 - houseoffraser.co.uk
€355 - pierotucci.com
€470 - nathalieschuterman.com
$14 - modcloth.com
$8.99 - stylesforless.com
£15 - mango.com
$26 - narscosmetics.com
$18 - narscosmetics.com
$165 - nordstrom.com
Sometimes a designer handbag is the proverbial cherry on the cake
Posted by Pierotucci in New Designer Handbags on May 4, 2012
When you are dressing and spending so much time agonizing over just the right color top, matching heels – picking out the perfect jacket and lipstick – its impossible to ignore the effect that just the right handbag can have on your outfit. When our designer sits down to start matching up leather handbag bases with contrasting top handles, accents and canvas straps he takes this into consideration. He knows that some just want a loud statement with color, texture and design and some just want a handbag that is simple elegant and timeless.
With this in mind, we are announcing the addition of more FORTUNTA designer Tote handabags in some great colors and mix and matches..
The theme in this batch is playing on the contrast between handbag base and the leather accents, just check out the mix and match of colors. For example the classic black bag with colorful accents such as green, tangerine, brown and cherry red. This new selection of Fortunta concentrate on mixing basic colors with splashes of contrasting colors – yet keeping the interiors of these handbags simple and clean with solid colors.
Since these designer hand bags are a limited edition and they are all part of a numbered series, therefore our designer felt he could play with some of the more trendy colors out this year like the tangerine orange color or the gold metallics.
We made a promise at the beginning of 2012 and that was to always have something new on line every week. And thus far, we have managed to keep this promise! We have been adding new leather jackets, fashion jewelry from Italian designers, 18k gold designs in filigree and that’s not all we have a restyling of the Toscanella brand coming up soon.
A Rainbow of Colors from Florence Italy
Posted by Pierotucci in Florence and its artisans on April 19, 2012
It’s not often I am enthusiastic about special offers from my own place of work. I mean I understand it’s not an easy choice to put handcrafted items on sale for wooshing discounted prices. It’s especially difficult when you take into consideration the manual work that goes into selecting the leather, cutting, prepping, assembling, sewing and refining each and everyone of the handbags with a Pierotucci label. The detail seems endless and it is just natural that the producers want the price to reflect the exquisite quality of the handbag. However, it happens that M & M (the bosses) get soft hearts every once and a while . . . especially when we are talking about la Mamma (anyone who knows an Italian Male will understand that the Mother has a special place in their masculine hearts) SO - they has relented for a pre-Mother’s Day Sale.
Since they gave me free reign on choosing the leather handbags (another surprising relent on their part) I turned to my colleagues and we pulled out some of our favorite bags. Why are they favorites? For me it was the simplicity of the designs. I adore a bag that moves from morning to noon to evening without skipping a beat. I want a bag with that’s not bulky, so that doesn’t “weigh” me down. And I love color! I always find myself gravitating towards jeans (in dark blue), heels in black and I love dark blue shirts and sweaters . . . but there is an inner me just begging to express itself in some little way – YES! that’s it, a splash of color in the form of a genuine Italian leather handbag from Florence Italy.
What is filigree jewelry?
Posted by Pierotucci in Italian Traditions and Culture on April 18, 2012
Florence and the surrounding area is particularly well known in Italy for its long tradition in working gold into beautiful pieces of art. In fact, this art was advanced to its highest perfection by the Greeks and Etruscans from the 6th to the 3rd centuries BC. As a testament to this tradition , a number of earrings and other personal ornaments found in central Italy are well preserved in the Louvre and in the British Museum. Almost all of them are made of filigree work.
The filifree or as many cultures know it “filograno” is used in the production of gold and silver pieces. This particular technique consists of reducing the precious metal into fine wires to create a type of jewelry characterized by braiding and bending these threads to create delicate swirling, curving motifs. The patience and skill required to work these extremely thin threads is what contributes to the value of these unique designs.
Filigree (also less commonly spelt filagree, and formerly written filigrann or filigrene) often suggests lace, and in recent centuries remains popular in Indian and other Asian metalwork, and French from 1660 to the late 19th century. It should not be confused with ajoure jewellery work; while both have many open areas, filigree involves threads being soldered together to form an object and ajoure involves holes being punched, drilled, or cut through an existing piece of metal.
It is interesting to note the origins of this technique was historically considered part of the ordinary work of a jeweler, even though filigree has become a special branch of jewellery in modern times. A. Castellani states, in his “Memoir on the Jewellery of the Ancients” (1861), that except for items intended to follow the owners to the grave, the jewelry of the Etruscans (from central Italy) and Greeks was made by soldering together gold rather than by chiseling or engraving the material. Below is a gorgeous example of how the Etruscans solder together and decorated with fine gold threads. Click on photo for more details on where you can see this set of ear rings.
Etruscan, Pair of bauletto earrings, 6th century B.C., gold, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clark
These pieces are more are on sale at Pierotucci.com where you will find an interesting and ever changing collection of handmade Italian crafted 18K gold rings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces and more.
Either way you wear it, this jacket comes up smelling like
Posted by Pierotucci in New Leather Jacket line on April 12, 2012
Italian leather and that is absolutely “delizioso”! I adored this jacket when we had it in a dark gray, but now that we are showing it in our 2012 Collection with this new color, I have fallen in love with it all over again. I always thought that the duster style jacket appeared to be romantic with a twist of intrigue!
I feel in love with this reversible leather jacket the moment I saw it on the hanger. Besides the fact that it is handmade in Florence Italy by seasoned experts, there are four precise reasons:
1) I love the neutral color which will look great with jeans, dress pants or with a splash of color in the form of a silk scarf or leather gloves. With everyone watching their budget more carefully, looking to invest in luxury items like leather jackets only when they can justify the costs, its obvious that the purchase needs to match up with more than one skirt, pair of pants or silk blouse. Color is important and neutrals colors last a lifetime.
2) The soft sweet feel of lambskin leather feels so delicious inside and out! This Italian tanned leather speaks volumes and its lightweight compliments the soft folds that fall at the unusual length. The quality of the leather exalts the unique design with a velvety suede on one side, accented with nappa lambskin in the same color and turn it around to enjoy the buttery feel of nappa lambskin.
3) This jacket will go everywhere and always have you stand out in the crowd. Rushing off to the office, meeting the girls to go shopping, happy hour with your friends or a night on the town with someone special – this reversible jacket gives you every opportunity to use it to the max. It’s simple, reminiscent of a duster style jacket and eases itself into every type of social situation as if it was always meant to be just and only there.
4) I appreciate quality where I find it, and this hand cut and hand sewn leather jacket is all about quality. Besides the obvious fact that the lambskin leather is top, you can dig just a little deeper and note the excellent cut, how the seamstress matched all the different panels to the same shade or the careful top stitching or even the contrasting nappa accents and the covered suede buttons. As the Italians would say “Qualità al visto occhio” that is the quality is evident to the naked eye.
And survey says
Posted by Pierotucci in New Leather Jacket line on April 6, 2012
We are always looking for feedback on any new arrivals, sometimes you get so excited about a model, cut or color that you saw in January and when it finally comes into stock, you have lost some of the original enthusiasm. We started planning our 2012 collection Dec / Jan, and it seems as soon as it went live that this washed tobacco colored Italian leather was striking a cord internationally. Since this jacket has become part of our 2012 Collection, it has been getting top ratings from our Florence store shoppers. Have a look … what’s your take on the jacket?
When it first came in, we thought the color was just a bit too … loud – but it has begun to grow on us. Perhaps the aspect that I like about this jacket the most is the detailed stitching on the front, adding a little bit of movement and defining the figure. I also really like the buckled tabs on the back, which accent the slim fit of this jacket. This is not a bulky motorcycle leather jacket but rather, an addition to “his” wardrobe that is designed to catch a little bit of attention.
What are your thoughts on this cut and color?
Luxury comes in new colors this season
Posted by Pierotucci in New Leather Jacket line on April 3, 2012
Working in the sector, we see a plethora of styles, cuts, colors and qualities pass through – but every once and a while, we will see the arrival of what comes close to a true work of art! Just this week a new men’s leather jacket arrived and it is truly divine! The most distinct feature, besides the great cut, is the quality of the leather. When they say soft like butter they ere imagining this jacket. The texture is delicious, truly supple, with that light hint of a fresh leather smell. This top quality Italian nappa leather is tanned right here in Tuscany and besides the fact that it is a hand sewn customized jacket, it is this leather which makes it stand apart from the others. Available in what I would call jewel colors, accentuating the elegance and uniqueness of the model.
The green leather jacket almost appears to change color depending on the light taking on a rich deep green to a forest moss green / gray and the purple jacket lingers between a dark purple to more of a Sangiovese grape purple.
This style is an elegant, classic bomber jacket has a hidden front zip and snap closure, mandarin collar and buttons at the cuff. The designer jacket is lined in viscose and has elastic accents at both the cuff and the waist to ensure a perfect fit against errant winds. I encourage you to visit the site and view the photos where you can note in better detail in the front pockets and collar which are accented with a perforated nappa lambskin to offer a subtle contrast to the texture. These small, but attentive attitude towards detail is part of what makes this a top class leather jacket.
We give thanks that we have something to give
Posted by Pierotucci in Guest Writer on April 2, 2012
In August 2011 we wrote about the Pierotucci Project called “Japanese Fortunata for Relief Aid,” and as amazing as it may sound, exactly one year to the date of the tragic event, we sold the last of these limited edition FORTUNATA bags. This was an initiative designed to help those who suffered during the March Tsunami in Japan and the purchase of each one of this bags resulted in a donation from Pierotucci to the Japanese Red Cross to assist the rebuilding of a land and people that saw devastation and lose beyond our imagination. We are very thankful to those who purchased one of these FORTUNATA Bags for helping us to aid those in need. We would like to recognize that this contribution is not only from Pierotucci and those craftsman and women who had handmade each and everyone of handbags but it is also from the heart of each person who purchased this symbol of solidarity.
We have purposely chosen to represent Japan in a moment of beauty and the cherry tree image seemed the best choice since Japan is known to use cherry trees 
as a gesture of goodwill. We have constant contact with the Japanese population when they come to visit Tuscany and many of our co-works here at Pierotucci are Japanese. Their pain was shared by all of us as they checked in on family members and friends during this tragic time. There was no question of our eagerness to find a way to contribute individually, as well as a business community, to assist in their rebuilding. In looking for a photo which could celebrate Japan, my colleague told me that the moment of the cherry blossoms was extremely important to their culture, it is known as Hana-mi and would be an excellent symbol. According to the Buddhist tradition, the breathtaking but brief beauty of the blossoms symbolizes the transient nature of life and the act of “flower watching” is considered to be a spiritually revitalizing activity. We wish joy and strength to the Japanese in this period of revitalizing of their community.
We are eternally thankful that we were able to give. Thank you for making this possible.
Matteo and Marco Tucci
Owners of Pierotucci srl
2012 Leather Jacket Collection
