“I am obsessed with it,” Talita says. The bracelet is so finely finished, so meticulously constructed, that the result is effortless. "It's such a significant piece, but when you're wearing it, it doesn't look flashy, or feel overwhelming. It's low-key enough that you have to be close, almost sitting next to me, to read it. It’s understated, and very dynamic. It changes so much — so as you walk, you see it differently."

The handwoven construction, meanwhile, gives it an unmistakable lightness. “It's so soft. You can barely feel it on your arm. It's very light. It's very wearable. During the day you can be doing almost anything — you don't feel like it's going to fall off or move around. There's not a lot of movement. It just — it moves with you.”

Given her fashion background — Talita studied Fashion Business and Marketing at New York University, and has been part of the industry since she first helped out backstage at a Diane von Fürstenberg show at the age of seven – the bracelet’s construction is particularly poignant. “It's woven almost like a textile, which is something I've never seen before in jewelry,” she says. “So it's really special. I think for me, because I know so much about textiles, and I work in the fashion world, the idea that each one is handmade in this way makes it really unique. The idea of someone threading individual diamonds onto a bracelet? There's something so special about that.”

Talita is enjoying wearing her bracelet as a signature statement — and dressing it down. “It sounds counterintuitive, but I have been wearing the piece in more of a casual setting. It feels beautiful on the wrist, so wearing it with a pair of trousers and a blazer is really nice. That's how I'm envisioning it for fall and winter. During the summer I was wearing it more formally, because when you have more skin on display, you notice it more, so you feel like you are more dressed up. But when you're wearing more layers and your body is covered, it feels like you can dress it down. I've worn it also with no other jewelry, and also with a lot of other jewelry. It’s versatile.”

Not least, around her home — the New York City apartment she moved into with her boyfriend, Rocco Brignone de Brabant, a few months ago. She’s having fun decorating. “My house is a color explosion. There's a lot of prints. There's a lot of colors. It's very fun, very vibrant.” An ideal canvas against which to display her ever-evolving collection of objects. She loves the aforementioned Murano glass, for example: “So there's Murano vases, and Murano glass everywhere.”

Her favorite object? “I have a globe which opens up to become a cigarette holder. I don't even smoke cigarettes, but it's a very cool apparatus for smoking.” But she also loves her collection of books — both for the burst of color they bring to her home, and for the inspiration they give her.

For now, this library of reference material is inspiring the next chapter for DVF — which, under Talita’s eye, is always evolving, building on its relationship with its makers, its customers and its legacy. It remains a resolutely woman-owned organization, with women at its center.

For Talita, that makes Carolina Bucci a like-mind. “As a female-founded brand, Carolina Bucci is all about effortlessness, timelessness. Putting the woman first, and making her feel beautiful. That’s something that really resonates for both of us.”