14/05/2026
I overheard Lia playing a new song today, and it stopped me cold.
I know she’s still working on it - just fragments, still finding the lyrics, figuring out what she wants to say. But even unfinished, it was beautiful. Something about bonds and strength, about the people who hold you up. She saw me watching. For a second I thought she might be angry that I’d overheard something so raw while our relationship is still fragile. But then she smiled - a smile I hadn’t seen in so long, missing from every post I’d seen over the last year. The Lia I’ve always known and loved, my best friend, with that uncanny ability to capture real emotion in a pattern of notes - she was right there again.
It reminded me why I was so scared for her in LA. Because I know what her music sounds like when it’s truly hers- and it sounds just like that song.
Later, walking through the old quarter, my vision felt clear. After weeks of bringing pieces home, styling them, understanding my aesthetic, I finally know exactly what I’m looking for. The space needs to match what I’ve already created in my mind.
Then came the dilemma: two locations side by side. One is bigger, brighter, more visible - the kind of place that catches tourists’ eyes immediately. Flashy, bold, full of space. The other is smaller and tucked away, but filled with character - original stone, arched doorways, an intimacy that makes you want to linger, where you feel seen.
I kept moving between them. The practical voice said: pick the bigger one. But standing in the smaller space, something clicked. This is it. This matches the world I’ve been curating at home.
My boutique - unmistakably 100% Bianca - doesn’t need to be the loudest on the street. It just needs to be what it’s meant to be: intentional, enchanting, authentic.
I thought of Lia’s song. How she knew what was true before she had all the words. That’s where I am now. I know my truth.
When did you choose the authentic version over the impressive one?
Bianca wears the Furla Divide It in Toni Naturale + Tabacco.