WICKERMOSS: FASHION TALK: Not Your Ordinary Bags. Galleria Italiana

Galleria Italiana is a multi-brand luxury fashion boutique featuring high quality Italian leather goods and carries brands such as GABS, Piquadro, Braccialini and Gherardini.

Galleria Italiana is the brainchild of two friends, one with business contacts in Italy and the other armed with extensive experience in retailing luggage and personal leather goods across Southeast Asia. Conceptualized to be a multi-label retail gallery showcasing established Italian products in Southeast Asia markets, Galleria Italiana is targeted at discerning consumers who value good quality leather, exquisite craftsmanship, as well as modern, yet classic styles.

Galleria Italiana’s boutique has been designed by Kevin Yeo, a local but London-based award-winning designer, and features a showroom-within-a-store concept which emphasizes clean lines, effortless style and chic comfort.

Gabs

Rich with bright colours and fun designs, the new GABS Spring/Summer 2013 collection are versatile and perfect for modern gal. Their shapes can be transformed to suit different personalities and desires.

Braccialini

The Braccialini House is a famous name in Italian handbag design since its humble beginnings in Florence, Italy in 1954. Carla and Roberto Braccialini have built their handbag enterprise from the ground up, demonstrating their finesse in the market and intuitive creativity in handbag fashion. The Braccialini fashion house definitely defies the rules of shape, pattern, and theme that are embedded in the diverse world of handbag fashion. The Temi, Temini, and Tua lines are creations of the world of whimsy for the client who wishes to have a bag that not only represents their unique personality, but are also one of a kind. The main logo brand Braccialini exercises practicality to balance their other three brands. Braccalini bags are simplistic in nature, and are made to be the “everyday” bag you just had to have.

Gherardini

Originating from Florence and established since 1885, Gherardini is synonymous with style and lasting Italian workmanship. This year the autumn/winter collection takes on the atmosphere of the “Belle de Jour” – the famous 1967 film directed by Bunuel starring Catherine Deneuve. The historical Florentine maison – the very expression of high quality and refined Italian craftsmanship – winks at a retro look with a French flair.

Garibaldo Gherardini. The founder, the artisan, the man who in 1885 gave life to a dream that went arm in arm with generations of women all around the world.