34 artisans and 70 components: what it takes to make a truly unique bag in 2021 'Now more than ever, people can appreciate design when it is one of a kind, tells a story, and is something special,' says Mary Katrantzou 10 July 2021 • 5:00am Gold-plated aluminium, enamel and crystal Serpenti Metamorphosis minaudière clutches, £3,990 each, Mary Katrantzou x Bulgari (bulgari.com) Credit: Bulgari When it comes to luxury, we can agree that the best things are always worth the wait. Never more so than in the case of Bulgari's much-anticipated Serpenti Through The Eyes Of collaboration with the fashion designer Mary Katrantzou. The project sees London-based Katrantzou follow in the guest-designer footsteps of Alexander Wang, Nicholas Kirkwood and Ambush designer Yoon Ahn in creating a capsule collection of bags based on the Italian brand's storied serpent icon.