RINGS & MARTINA

Martina has three rings given to her by her Italian family. Her mother bought hers in Instanbul, she was there to watch AC Milan, their home team, playing Liverpool – they lost. Her dad bought his on the island of San Pietro, just off the coast of Sardinia. It was made by an old man rolling wire around a stick, Martina claims he has the world’s longest beard. Her brother Luca bought his at the Sunday market in Milan. She loves that he didn’t buy it for any particular occasion, he just gave it to her one day. The rings always travel with her, though she tries not to wear them through airport customs, they’re big and she has had to take them off for security guards to check that nothing is secreted away in them. She always wears the rings on important days, when she is away from her family but wants them with her.

04 Mar 2012