NYLON - September 2008 - (Page 84) THE ITALIAN JOB DANI STAHL TAKES ONE FOR THE TEAM AND TRAVELS TO FLORENCE TO CRAFT A BAG AT CARTIER. PHOTOGRAPHED BY GABRIELE MOLTEDO The last time I was in Florence I had a Eurail pass in my hand, and a bunch of giggly college girls at my side. So, needless to say, it’s been a while. Therefore, when Cartier invited me to return to Florence, I couldn’t say no—after all, I had a feeling that on this, my second visit, I wouldn’t be stuck in a hostel. My timing couldn’t have been better. I arrive while a huge European menswear tradeshow, Pitti, is in full swing and immediately run into an über-chic old friend who just happens to be in with all the coolest Florentines. So before I even set foot in the Cartier headquarters, I am lounging poolside at a villa in the Tuscan hills and being invited to intimate dinner parties with gorgeous locals. And although running with the in crowd is the best way to pass the time in a foreign city, I have come to Florence with a mission: to create my very own version of Cartier’s glamorous Marcello bag. Most devoted Factory Girl readers know that this isn’t my first time working with the luxury line. It seems the Cartier powers-that-be loved me so much on my first jaunt two years ago—I was, as you might recall, proposed to by one of the workshop employees; I politely declined—that they had to find a way to get me back. But really, the only word they had to utter was Marcello, and I was dusting off my passport. Because while many people are familiar with Cartier as a purveyor of fine jewels, not nearly enough are aware that the company also happens to factory girl clockwise from top left: hugging it out with a pile of minks (in bag form); my marcello in all its glory; paging dr. dani stahl; a boxful of charms; the leopard print lining; my second skin happens to have spots. 84
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