Tombolo Lace Savoir-Faire

Requiring immense feats of manual dexterity and patience, the slow and meticulous craft of lace making native to Puglia is known as tombolo . Still recovering from the shock of receiving a phone call to collaborate on the Cruise 2021 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri, Marilena Sparasci is a virtuoso when it comes to making its delicate motifs. © Film by Edoardo Winspeare