Autumn alone won't be enough to forget the sea, the sun, the beautiful summer days.
This is undoubtedly a season as much loved as hated, so we thought that to cheer us up from the first autumn rains, we needed a bit of Sicilian sun, and what better way than with our collection entirely dedicated to the splendid Italian island that is Sicily?!
I love Sicily was born from the idea of wanting to pay tribute to this land of a thousand resources, and to evoke Sicilian emotions and traditions. A versatile collection, made up of necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets, where it is possible to compose splendid sets to define and complete an outfit 360°.
When you think of Sicily, many symbols come to mind, but there are some that, more than others, represent the island worldwide. Some objects immediately make you think of this wonderful land as soon as they are seen, such as:
Prickly pears, the most classic of Sicilian landscapes, includes a prickly pear paddle. This plant and its delicious fruits immediately bring the island to mind.
The cannolo and the Sicilian cassata, the king and queen of sweets, loved and imitated all over the world, but the truth is that to taste the originals, you have to be in Sicily! However, you can take them with you and remember their flavor thanks to our charms.
The cart, used for transporting goods throughout Sicily from the 19th century until the second half of the 20th century, later became obsolete due to the increasing mechanization of work in the countryside.
Or many other icons like Tambourines, Sicilian Citrus Fruits, Majolica, Moorish Heads, etc.
And it is precisely about these last ones that we want to tell you a very interesting and fascinating story. Let's discover together this ancient legend made of two versions full of love, jealousy, and revenge:
According to tradition, it dates back to around the year 1000, during the period of Moorish domination in Sicily.
We are in Palermo, in the Kalsa district. Here lived a beautiful girl who used to lean out on the balcony while tending to her plants. One day, a Moor noticed her and was so fascinated that he wanted to show her his love with deep promises and passionate affection. The beautiful girl returned the love, but that young man hid a secret: he would soon return to the East and, moreover, there he would reunite with his family, composed of his wife and children. The young Sicilian woman, wounded in her pride and disappointed by what she had believed could be the great love of her life, planned a cruel revenge. One night, while the Moor was sleeping, she killed him and cut off his head so that he could never return to his family, remaining with her forever. The head became a vase, where basil was planted, a plant linked to divine symbolism and always associated with sacredness. From here, the name Moor's Head derived. Inside that vase, the basil grew lush, also thanks to the bitter tears shed by the girl. The beauty of the plant aroused envy among the neighborhood inhabitants, who had artisans make some terracotta vases with the same shape.
Legend of the Moorish Heads: the alternative version
Actually, there is another version of the legend of the Moorish Heads. The Sicilian maiden at the center of the story, in this case, was of noble origin and had embarked on a secret relationship with a young Arab. The love was soon discovered and the two ended up beheaded. Both heads were turned into vases and placed on a balcony, so that everyone could know the shame of that love. That's why the Moorish Heads are made in pairs.
In short, our I Love Sicily collection is full of objects and symbols that anyone who loves this island simply can't do without!