Posted by Bel. The time is 10:41am here in Wellington, NZ.
Carson McCullers' The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter as a clutch handbag by Olympia Le-Tan
Stylish and somewhat practical, I love these beautifully embroidered handbags made by Parisian Olympia Le-Tan.
Handmade in limited runs, Le-Tan chooses the first edition covers of her favourite classics to recreate. She says, "unfortunately the covers of books nowadays are not as nice as they used to be".
And yes, Christmas is coming up - but don't get too excited. I dug around and found that these puppies cost about $1,500 each. I'm not sure if that's US$, pounds or euros - but either way I think I'll have to stick to just putting books inside my boring old bag, the usual way...
Read more with an interview with Olympia Le-Tan at Dazed Digital.
My review of The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (including ravings about the gorgeousness of the first edition's cover design) can be read here.
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