How It Is Made: Dolce&Gabbana Devotion Bag

The sacro cuore, sacred heart, on the D&G Devotion bag symbolises faith and trust, and the production thereof is an ancient art form.

The 24kt gold leaf heart is cast in an ancient technique of lost-wax casting called cire-perdue- a method traditionally used by artisan jewellers. The cire-perdue process consists of several phases, starting with sculpting the desired form in wax and building a mold around it. Molten brass is then poured into the mold, displacing the wax. The resulting central core, embellished by a miniature bearing the DG logo, is framed by pearls and foliage motifs. The zipper pull on the inside of the bag is crafted with the jeweler’s technique of microfusion.

And so -the handbag becomes a jewel!