EMERGING TALENTS MILAN
Spring/Summer 2027
Brands: Ara Motta, Artuyt, Dé Lanthe, Marie Massimo, Obora, Pas De Marque
ARA MOTA
ARA MOTTA UNVEILS ‘BELLA ITALIA’
Hand-Painted Leather Masterpieces, Numbered and Signed — No Two Ever Alike
Bella Italia, is not a line of handbags — it is a collection of originals. Each piece is a leather canvas, hand-painted in Italy by a single artist, numbered, signed, and permanently unrepeatable.
At a moment when luxury consumers are turning away from logos and mass production in search of meaning, ARA Motta offers the opposite of scale: scarcity by design. Every brushstroke is final. Every piece takes weeks to complete. And once sold, a design can never be remade exactly — because the hand that painted it will never repeat itself.
The Artist Behind the House
ARA Motta is the vision of Anna Motta, an artist and designer with twenty years of experience across haute couture, pattern-making and fashion design. Bella Italia marks her first collection as the founder of her own house — part memoir, part manifesto.
“I didn’t want to make accessories,” says Anna. “I wanted to make pieces someone falls in love with the way you fall in love with a painting — and then carries into their life.”
Four Cities, One Journey
Each design draws from a place where Italian art, architecture and history converge:
• Verona — the ornament and colour of the Basilica di San Zeno
• Milan — the geometry of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and its bull, a symbol of fortune
• Rome — the proportion of Imperial architecture; the horse, an emblem of status, movement and freedom in Ancient Rome
• Como — the botanical romance of the historic lakeside gardens
Rarity Redefined
Even bags sharing a starting design are never identical — each begins a new life the moment brush meets leather. It is luxury defined not by recognisability, but by irreproducibility.
About ARA Motta
ARA Motta is an Italian ultra-luxury house, creating hand-painted leather goods made entirely in Italy in extremely limited, numbered and signed editions — objects conceived not as accessories, but as wearable originals.
ARA Motta
E-mail: anna@aramotta.com, info@aramotta.com
Tel: +39 346 6821140
Instagram: AraMottaOfficial
Website: www.aramotta.com
ARTUYT
Artuyt Celebrates Jim Torosyan’s 100th Anniversary with a Limited-Edition Silk Scarf
During the ETM SS27 season, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of renowned Armenian architect Jim Torosyan, Artuyt presents a limited-edition silk scarf inspired by his artistic legacy and previously unpublished drawings, sketches, personal letters.
One of the important figures of Armenian architecture, Jim Torosyan shaped the visual identity of Yerevan through iconic projects, such as Cascade Complex, Yerevan City Hall with the History Museum, and the Republic Square Metro Station complex, as well as the entrance and open-air altar of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Holy Archangels Church. His work combined architecture, art, and public space, leaving a lasting mark on the city.
For Artuyt, Torosyan’s centenary became an opportunity to reinterpret his creative language through wearable art. Selected elements from his drawings, sketches, and personal letters to his daughters have been transformed into a silk design, bringing his distinctive lines and artistic vision from paper onto a contemporary textile canvas.
The silk scarf “Imaginary Garden” is more than a commemorative piece; it is a way of carrying Armenian architectural heritage into everyday life. It reflects Artuyt’s ongoing mission to make Armenian art accessible through contemporary design
while preserving the connection to its original creators and cultural context. Created in Italy from fine silk, the Jim Torosyan 100 scarf is released as a limited edition-only 100 silk scarves were produced.
About artist
Christine Mkrtchyan was born and raised in Yerevan. She graduated from Yerevan State University of Architecture with the qualification of an architect. Later, she completed the degree program in Physics and Acoustics at Pierre and Marie Curie’s University. Since 2008, she has been the artist-decorator of Hermes brand’s subcontractor Laure Selignac – one of the leading porcelain companies in France.
Since 2021, Christine Mkrtchyan has collaborated with Artuyt by creating silk scarf collections and unique porcelain items, as well as a limited edition of the silk scarf Anahit in collaboration with The British Museum and the History Museum of Armenia.
About Artuyt
Artuyt is an Armenian brand that transforms works of art into timeless silk scarves and accessories. Each collection collaborates with artists, reinterpreting paintings, collages, and cultural heritage into wearable art pieces. Since 2017, Artuyt has participated in international platforms such as Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Dubai Fashion Week etc. With every design, the brand continues its mission to celebrate Armenian creativity while connecting local artistry with a global audience. Committed to sustainability and ethical production, Artuyt crafts its scarves from premium natural silk, balancing luxury, durability, and respect for the environment.
DÉ LANTHE
DÉ LANTHE IS MAKING THE BERMUDA BAG AGAIN
One walnut frame. A wardrobe of covers. The iconic 1969 concept that made one handbag endlessly changeable is in production for the first time in more than forty years.
In 1969, Delores “Dee” Hyers built dé Lanthe around a single idea — a sculptural walnut frame and fabric covers that buttoned on and off in seconds. One bag, infinite versions. She was granted two U.S. design patents for it; cover collaborations with Lilly Pulitzer and Jacques Cohen followed, with dé Lanthe creating Bermuda Bag covers to complement Cohen’s espadrilles. dé Lanthe also designed and produced Bermuda Bags sold under the Pappagallo name through a private-label arrangement with Shop for Pappagallo, then a division of the United States Shoe Corporation.
In 1980 the bag appeared in The Official Preppy Handbook and dé Lanthe landed on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily.
Then, in 1985, dé Lanthe ceased production — but the bags did not disappear. They went into closets, moved from mothers to daughters, and kept surfacing — in vintage shops, in essays, in Town & Country’s 2014 list of ten vintage brands worth hunting down.
Now dé Lanthe is back. Allison Hyers, Dee’s daughter-in-law, leads the brand as Founder and Creative Director. Allison has built her career at brands including west elm, JetBlack and J.Crew, with experience spanning brand, retail and consumer culture. She saw an opportunity to take the Bermuda Bag forward with considered updates: a more structured silhouette that stands on its own, a magnetic closure for added security, and a new wardrobe of covers designed for wherever life takes it. The idea was never to reinvent Dee’s bag. It was to make it irresistible all over again. Dee continues to consult on design, color and merchandising.
“I bought my own Bermuda Bag and saved up for the covers,” says Allison Hyers. “Dee understood that you didn’t need a new handbag every season. You needed one good one and something new to put on it. That reads differently now, when everyone is thinking harder about what they buy and what they keep.”
Currently made in the U.S., the frame is hand-cut from American black walnut and finished by hand with Danish oil. The new wardrobe runs the gamut from bold cotton stripes and gingham to wool, cashmere, tartan and satin — and a stack of covers fits in a drawer. New designs are released alongside select prints from the dé Lanthe archive in limited quantities designed to be collected over time.
More than fifty years after Dee Hyers first conceived it, the Bermuda Bag still feels remarkably modern: one lasting foundation, designed to change as you do. Visit delanthe.com to join the list to be the first to see the new wardrobe and receive early access when it becomes available.
ABOUT DÉ LANTHE
Founded in Richmond, Virginia, in 1969 by Delores “Dee” Hyers, dé Lanthe is an American heritage brand known for the Bermuda Bag — a walnut-handled frame with changeable fabric covers. Allison Hyers leads the brand today, with Dee Hyers remaining closely involved in the brand’s creative direction. Today, dé Lanthe is based in Hopewell, N.J., just outside Princeton.
NOTES TO EDITORS
• The business was formally incorporated as dé Lanthe Creations Corporation and traded under both dé Lanthe and dé Lanthe Creations. Period documents show variations in the styling of the name. The brand is dé Lanthe today.
• dé Lanthe appeared on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily, Friday, January 11, 1980, Vol. 140, No. 8. Cover appearance confirmed by the WWD/Fairchild Archives.
• The Bermuda Bag appeared in The Official Preppy Handbook (Workman Publishing, 1980).
• Delores M. Hyers was named inventor on two U.S. design patents for the ornamental design of a handbag: Des. 262,587, filed February 19, 1980 and issued January 12, 1982; and Des. 270,496, filed February 27, 1981 and issued September 13, 1983. Both have expired. Figure drawings from both patents are available as archival imagery.
• In 2014, Town & Country named dé Lanthe among “10 Vintage Brands Every Prep Needs in Their Closet.”
• Kristen Wiig wrote about her family’s Bermuda Bag in ELLE, September 25, 2009, in an essay titled “Love, Loss, and What I Wore.” Ms. Wiig has no affiliation with dé Lanthe.
• Pappagallo, Inc. was a division of the United States Shoe Corporation, Cincinnati, from 1968. Its products were sold through independently owned shops trading as “The Shop for Pappagallo.” The supplier relationship described ended with dé Lanthe’s cessation of production in the early 1990s. dé Lanthe has no current relationship with any successor owner of the Pappagallo mark.
• High-resolution product imagery, archival materials, handle and cover detail shots, and fabric swatches are available upon request.
PRESS CONTACT
Allison Hyers
Founder & Creative Director
allison@delanthe.com
(917) 627-3931
delanthe.com
@delanthecreations
MARIE MASSIMO
Marie Massimo ultra-luxury couture bags are designed to evoke an air of mystery and refined femininity, a true expression of timeless elegance in “quiet luxury” with no exterior logo. Each piece is crafted from the world’s finest leather adorned with jewelry-grade hardware (stainless steel 316L, some coated with 24-karat gold).
The bags are meticulously hand-crafted by a single artisan, from the beginning till the end and it takes nearly a week to make each creation. This makes Marie Massimo couture bags so different from the factory-made bags. Meticulously woven by hand in the Maison’s signature Intreccio (it features delicately refined edge lacing), a hallmark of artisanal mastery handed down through several generations of Marie Massimo artisans in Florentine style.
The world’s oldest bag is in Intreccio and it is the designer’s inspiration.
Marie Massimo was fascinated seeing the world’s oldest bag, 5300 years old belonging to iceman Ötzi found in Italy, in a melting glacier of Tyrolean Alps. Otzi is the oldest naturally preserved human mummy ever discovered. Attached to his belt was a small leather pouch. The edges of the belt and the bag were laced with flat sturdy leather cord for enhanced looks and durability. And this is when the maison’s signature Intreccio technique was born, later enhanced with the help of Florentine artisans.
Marie Massimo is going to introduce the maison’s most iconic creation, Queen Mary bag in several colors such as pomegranate red, warm cognac with a muted caramel undertone and obsidian black.
The designer is also going to launch the new bag “Florence”. Born in Florence—the city where art, architecture, and craftsmanship found their highest expression—this creation is an ode to timeless beauty and quiet luxury.
Entirely handcrafted from exquisite French Taurillon leather, its softly sculpted form embodies the quiet confidence of enduring elegance. Framing its silhouette is the Maison’s signature Intreccio—an intricate leather weaving performed entirely by hand, where each movement reflects patience, precision, and generations of artisanal tradition.
OBORA
Obora unveils the Spring 2027 collection – 2nd SKIN. It explores the beauty born from scars.
Inspired by the spirit of the 1920s — a generation that emerged from wounds and chose to live boldly again — the collection transforms fragility into strength.
Lace and transparency meet raw edges and reconstructed materials. Safety pins meet pearls and embroidery. Wounds become ornaments. Each piece carries the marks of transformation — altered, repaired, embellished, made precious.
Because fashion is more than what we wear. It creates emotion, shifts energy and changes the way we carry ourselves.
2nd SKIN is resilience — the alchemy of embracing what life has marked, embodying it, and transmuting it into gold.
PAS DE MARQUE
‘pas de marque’ presents TIMELESS, the permanent collection at the heart of the brand
As ‘pas de marque’ expands its international presence and arrives in Milan, the brand presents TIMELESS, its permanent jewelry collection and one of the clearest expressions of its identity.
Unlike the brand’s seasonal summer and winter collections, TIMELESS has evolved gradually over the years. It brings together enduring favorites, recognizable designs and new additions selected for their potential to become part of the brand’s permanent offering. Always available and independent of season, the collection is designed to remain relevant beyond changing trends.
At its core, TIMELESS is a refined jewelry wardrobe for everyday life, bringing together rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, pendants and ear cuffs. The pieces are designed to be worn individually, layered and combined with one another. Minimal and contemporary in spirit, the collection is never anonymous. Distinctive forms and the brand’s characteristic beaded jewelry technique give even its most versatile pieces a strong and recognizable character.
Every piece is made entirely by hand using carefully selected materials, including 925 sterling silver, high-quality gold-filled elements, natural pearls and gemstones. Beads are central to the visual language of the collection and of ‘pas de marque’ itself, appearing throughout designs that balance delicacy with a strong graphic presence.
Among the defining pieces are La Bague rings, one of the brand’s earliest and most recognizable designs, created more than a decade ago and remaining a bestseller ever since. Presented in different combinations of metal, pearls and stones such as black spinel, La Bague continues to evolve while retaining its distinctive construction.
Another key design family is Coeur Soufflé, centered around a sculptural heart and presented across earrings, rings, a choker and a pendant on a natural leather cord. Expressive designs such as Le J and Le Collier further reflect the collection’s ability to combine wearability with a strong point of view.
TIMELESS is created for a modern, independent woman who values quality, individuality and objects with character. Rather than simply completing a look, the jewelry is intended to become part of its wearer’s personal story, pieces returned to season after season and often year after year.
For ‘pas de marque’, TIMELESS forms the foundation of the brand’s visual identity. It is often where a first encounter with the brand begins and where a long-lasting relationship with it develops. Its permanent availability, strong recognizability, versatility and entirely handmade production give the collection both emotional and commercial longevity.
Presented in Milan as part of the brand’s growing international presence, TIMELESS introduces ‘pas de marque’ through the designs that best express what the brand stands for: craftsmanship, individuality and jewelry made to outlast the season.
Partners:
Francesca Marchisio, Hanita, Laneus, Spazio Spiga
Creative Producer: Tariel Bisharyan
Fashion Director: Lucine Ayanian
Beauty Director: Valeria Orlando using VOR Makeup
Makeup Team: VOR Academy
Hair Sponsor: Beautick
Key Hair Stylist: Beppe D’Elia
Contacts
Tariel Bisharyan | +39 329 98 66 780 | Via della Spiga, Milan
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