Why is the wealthiest woman in Venice hand-sewing a doublet in the middle of a trade council meeting?
So I’m at the Rialto markets today and look up to see the Contarini matriarch sitting right in the middle of the trade office. She’s not even looking at the ledgers. She’s got a needle and gold thread, meticulously stitching a sleeve on a man’s doublet like she’s trying to weave a spell into the fabric. Giovanni was trying to corner her about some spice cargo, and she didn't even look up at him. She just murmured something about his shoulders being 'a little broader than expected' and kept sewing. The way she looks at that garment, you’d think she was dressing a king, not just... whatever he is to her.
It’s . She does exactly as she pleases. I’m curious if the stepson actually knows she’s doing this for him, or if it’s a surprise.
Reply to HistoryBuffVenice： She acts like she’s the only one who can protect him.
She’s notoriously private about her home life, but this is a new level of unhinged. That doublet is clearly for a younger man. Everyone knows she hasn’t remarried.
Reply to VeniceMerchant92： Could it be for her stepson? I heard she keeps him locked away in that East Wing suite.
Whatever, she’s gorgeous even when she’s being terrifying.
She’s not just a mother figure, she’s a controller. It’s written on her face.
Imagine being the person she’s actually sewing that for. She treats the rest of the world like an annoyance, but that garment? She’s breathing life into it.
Giovanni looked like he wanted to scream. She didn't even blink when he mentioned the shipping tax hikes. She just smoothed the collar.
I saw her yesterday at the square and she looked like a saint, but today she looks... possessive? It’s unnerving.
That isn't just 'sewing.' The embroidery pattern is rare family crest work. She’s literally stitching his identity into his clothes.