Over the last fifty years, Roberta di Camerino handbags have played a leading role in the world of fashion. The bags evoke exciting stories, glamourous characters and a universe of emotion. In 1956 the legendary Bagonghi bag toured the world on Grace Kelly’s arm. Other devote admirers include the likes of Madonna, Elsa Maxwell, Princess Paola of Liegi, Liz Taylor, Gina Lollobrigida, Isabella Rossellini and Farrah Fawcett.
Roberta di Camerino, one of the great Italian fashion stories, begins with Giuliana Coen. Giuliana relied on Venetian extraordinary craftsmanship and created one of the region’s major brands. This craftmanship was mixed with the Neo-baroque style that would become her famous hallmark feature. Under the warp of threads woven by antique looms, she used venetian velvets or Soprarizzo velvets in new colours. Until then these velvets had been used only for furnishings and traditional robes. She decoded these beautiful old materials and recoded it into something completely new. Also, The claps and studs found on her bags were created by the craftsmen of brass ornaments for gondolas. Roberta di Camerino’s handbags proved to be a revolution, unlike anything made before.