Serpenti Forever Shoulder Bag

There is a particular confidence to wearing white leather — a refusal to wait for summer, a quiet insistence on standing apart in a sea of dark neutrals. Bvlgari’s Serpenti Forever shoulder bag in white agate calf leather leans into that confidence without tipping into fragility. The leather is smooth and pale, closer to marble than milk, and against it the light gold-plated brass snakehead closure becomes even more vivid: black and white agate enamel scales, malachite eyes, black onyx accents set into the sculpted metal. The clasp reads like a brooch pinned to the front of the bag, a piece of jewellery that happens to close a flap.

Inside, the lining takes an unexpected turn into heather amethyst fuchsia — a deep mauve-pink grosgrain visible only to the wearer, a secret flash of colour every time the flap lifts. It is an interior choice that makes no commercial sense and every aesthetic one, the kind of decision a house makes when it trusts its audience to care about what is not immediately seen. The double-gusset layout means two separate compartments plus a central zipped divider, an internal open pocket, and front and back external patch pockets. A detachable vanity mirror lives in its own dedicated pouch.

At 25 x 17 x 8 cm, this is a medium-sized bag that transitions cleanly from daytime errands to evening. The snake-body chain strap slides through its loops without needing to be removed — adjust the drop by pulling either side, and it settles into a shoulder or crossbody carry with equal ease.