The Brunello Cucinelli fashion business is built on the Italian values of humanism — a philosophy that AOC embraces fully now and always in my life. I am now clear in my own mind what other Italian-origin forces exist in opposition to humanism and are running wild across the US federal government.

I keep reading about alleged brilliance at work, but these beliefs run scarily close to the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, who published the "Manifesto of Futurism" in 1909.

AOC first wrote about the Manifesto in the 2016 Democratic primary, and it’s now thriving in the Trump administration, where it unites the far left and far right far closer than we want to admit.

This is not the moment to derail a focus on Brunello Cucinelli’s new BC Duo bag ad campaign — and the Chris Colls [IG] images that resonate deeply with my morning reading. Yes, there’s way more to the narrative, but this is the way of the universe if one’s mind is open to receive.

The closure hinge on Anne’s mind broke decades ago, and I made the then radical idea not to ‘fix it’.

And in their own words, the Cucinelli family invites me to do so. They also understand what I am saying.

The BC Duo bag celebrates the inseparable union between the brand's two iconic initials, with an ideal embrace that unites the history, taste and philosophy of Brunello Cucinelli.

Sisters at Work

The Brunello Cucinelli business is a family one with his two daughters – Carolina and Camilla Cucinelli – serving as vice presidents and creative co-directors. They are living and working in Solomeo with their own families — and husbands, who are also part of the business.

The house’s ‘BC Duo’ handbag represents a bit of a torch-passing moment, as the first bag to be designed by the Cucinelli daughters. The softly-structured tote might be the quintessential ‘ladies’ bag, especially the largest of the four sizes, which appeals to our own ‘throw in anything I might need today’ mentality.

Models Rim Tekle and Tara Halliwell together symbolize the purity of the feminine ideal in Brunello Cucinelli’s world. I will leave that statement hanging to give it oxygen, rather than death by asphyxiation.

The Collection

In each of the four sizes available, the BC Duo's construction is designed to enhance the purity of its forms, balancing lightness and simplicity. Sculpted with geometric lines, the different parts are designed to complement each other in a play of reflections, creating the illusion of double.

A New Vision of the Feminine Ideal

My mind was racing this morning, as I have a deep fear that the forces wanting to lock down the facts of women’s history have the upper hand in America. Women and countless other groups need the luxury world offering creatives cover to tell the true stories of human history — now more than ever.

Determined to find the identity of one-half of Brunello Cucinelli’s feminine ideal — presented eyes wide open in Colls’ images and blessed under the Cucinelli banner — I noted Pedro Pianto’s name on the hair and makeup credits and laughed.

Without a doubt in my mind, I set off for Pianto’s IG to find the name of the dark-skinned treasure. Success! It reminded me of sailing to Ithaca.

Yes, I have Greece on my mind this morning and for good reason. The explanation is coming shortly, but the writings and research of Emily Hauser will add some understanding.

Both books are headed my way, uncovered after reading about new archeological research about women in Greece and a monumental discovery in Pompeii. ~ Anne