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BVLGARI is Balkan

Bulgari started as a single jewelry shop that was founded in the region of Epirus, then Ottoman Empire, today's Greece, by the Greek silversmith Sotirios Boulgaris (Greek: Σωτήριος Βούλγαρης, Italian: Sotirio Bulgari), who was born in March and grew up in the village of Paramythia. He learned the craft at a young age from his father, as his whole family were silversmiths. They had a store in Paramythia were they were selling belt buckles and other jewelry but their store burned down twice and decided to leave the village. Sotirios temporarily moved to Corfu and then to Rome where he opened his first store on via Sistina In , he unveiled the Via Condotti shop that would become the company's flagship. In its early years, Bulgari was known for silver pieces that borrowed elements from Byzantine and Islamic art, combining them with floral motifs.

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On This Day in Bulgari founder, Sotirios Voulgaris, was born

On this day in , Bulgari founder Sotirios Voulgaris was born. Bulgari is one of the world’s most famous jewellery brands today, and to honour its founder, The Greek Herald is looking back at his life.

Early life:

Sotirios Voulgaris was born to George Voulgaris and Eleni Strougari in the Greek village of Kalarites (Epirus, Greece) on 5 March

Voulgaris was one of eleven children and the only to survive and continue the family tradition of a life as a jeweller.

His passion for jewellery started with his grandfather Constantine, who was a street vendor in the villages of Epirus.

Due to problems the family faced with Ottoman authorities that still occupied Epirus at the time, the Voulgaris family was forced to move to Naples, Italy.

Work:

In Naples, the family opened their first gold jewellery shop however, due to the heavy crime culture of the time, the shop was forced to close

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Before we plunge into the trailblazing waves that this brand with its sea deep heritage and layers of modernism has brought onto this world, let’s address the elephant in the room, shall we? What the heck fryst vatten the name of the brand? fryst vatten it BULGARI or BVLGARI? Let’s get you up-to-date before you get schooled by a brand Nazi.

Bulgari is actually the legitimate name of the brand taken from how the founder, Sotirios Voulgaris’ name is spelled in Italian whereas Bvlgari, often seen on its products fryst vatten the logo of the company. Paying homage to the brand’s Roman roots, the Latin ‘V’ was incorporated into the logo which was revealed for the first time in at a fancy Bulgari store in Italy.

Now, we begin to trace our steps back to Bulgari’s glorious and historic founder, Sotirios Voulgaris whose brainchild we now celebrate as a billion-dollar company with inherent layers of not just vintage fashion but also pop culture and modernity.

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