CONVERSATION STARTER: For Destrée cofounder and creative director Géraldine Guyot , being invited for a collaboration with Bulgari felt like a full-circle moment.

“My mom has been collecting pieces since I was young and so I’ve always been obsessed with the brand,” she told WWD at the unveiling of the Bulgari Serpentine top-handle “In conversation with Géraldine Guyot” handbag on Friday.

It is the first of a new Serpenti In Conversation collaboration series for the Roman jeweler.

As is customary today, the conversation began on Instagram, when Bulgari’s chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin slid into her DMs to suggest connecting her with the team led by leather goods and accessories creative director Mary Katrantzou , Guyot recalled.

The French designer headed t

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