Look closely at the Dionysus and the architecture explains itself - the flap silhouette closed by the tiger-head clasp Alessandro Michele drew from the myth of Dionysus. Built from python (a centrepiece exotic skin permitted under CITES with the appropriate paperwork), the material does the quiet work the silhouette finishes off. The 7 by 9.5 by 3 inch format reads as everyday rather than incidental, which is precisely the point. It sits comfortably in the section of any serious wardrobe earmarked for the camera-friendly, the recognisable and the genuinely worn. The right buyer will already know what this means to a working wardrobe. From the Maison de Beaubigonne specialist desk to a collector who already understands the reference.

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