SICILIAN “COFFA BAGS” traditional bags COFFE SICILIANE INGLESE | Page 5

Today the coffa bag has been revisited, adorned and turned into an original lady bag. Artistically decorated
in a Sicilian style with embroidery, mirrors, ribbons, small traditional images and a wider and wider range
of processes and colors has crossed the island borders and has been proposed in the collections of famous
designers who also created real unique pieces. They have now become a fashion accessory to show off in
all seasons. Here, then, in addition to the best known summer version for the sea, the winter version is
embellished with velvets, wool, eco feathers and furs, silk ribbons and colored glitter. A glamorous item
combining tradition and innovation, distorting the rules but with strong cultural roots in the history of our
Sicily