As the Mediterranean sun beats down on Sardinia's rugged coastline, the Due Lune Puntaldia Resort & Golf retreat enters its busiest season. Yet its retail arm, Caraluna - a concept store launched last year by Carolina Fumagalli - is proving equally restless, orchestrating a series of collaborations that echo the intimate, artisanal spirit of the island itself.
The first partnership, a capsule with Luisa Beccaria launching Friday, offers flowy silhouettes and beach separates in poppy prints and sun-drenched stripes. Beccaria, a house known for its ethereal femininity since its founding in the 1980s, has increasingly turned to hospitality and interiors - a natural fit for Caraluna, which Fumagalli describes as "a natural and carefree elegance" mirroring her family's resort.
From June 5 to 7, Cabana - the jet-set lifestyle brand cofounded by Martina Mondadori, celebrated for its eclectic, global aesthetic - will stage a takeover, bringing home collections and exclusive vases by Teresa Maccapani Missoni, handcrafted by Sardinian artisans. In July, footwear label Ilio Smeraldo presents a flat sandal adorned with a rose motif, followed by events with Patrizia Marras and the sun-protective skinwear line Recreative Sun.
Fumagalli's curatorial eye favors women-led businesses, sustainable craftsmanship, and Made in Italy fabrics - a philosophy rooted in her grandfather's vision of Due Lune as a seaside villa for unhurried gatherings. "Our collaborations happen organically," she says, "never forced."
Caraluna's selection - spanning ready-to-wear, vintage finds, and local handicrafts - is overseen with Eva Géraldine Fontanelli, while Maccapani Missoni scouts vintage treasures. With pop-ups in Milan and Corvara, and an upcoming U.S. location, Fumagalli is quietly weaving a global network from Sardinia's shores - one that honors lingerie's own history of intimate, feminine craft through light, airy layers and hand-finished details.
Originally reported by WWD