A bank holiday Monday spent lounging around the house usually propells me towards browsing the internet for items of clothing/make-up/accessories that I cannot afford! After finding myself once again on Net-A-Porter making goo-goo eyes at Mulberry handbags, Alexander McQueen scarves and generally ogling at designer wedding dresses I stumbled accross Olympia Le-Tan and Charlotte Olympia! In the words of Sanka from Cool Runnings “I’m feeling very Olympic today!” Indeed I am…Lusting after all things Olympic in the world of accessories!
In an ideal world I would be a multi-millionaire who could afford to buy a gold plated croissant clutch for £995! However I do not..and as a result I can merely stare on in wonderment at women who can afford such gold plated luxuries! These quirky accessories are both fashionable and functional! My personal favourite of the current Charlotte Olympia range is the Yellow Scent Perspex Clutch for a mere £795…A girl can dream right?!
What really caught my eye were the tres chic and oh so geeky Olympia Le-Tan clutch bags which masquerade as hard-back books! Displaying your geek credentials has never been more fashionable! And I don’t mean wearing an £18 t-shirt from Topshop which screams GEEK/DWEEB/NERD…girls who wear such monikers very rarely are! The Telegraph featured Le-Tan’s creations back in 2010 and since then legions of celebrities have been spotted with one of her quirky clutches!
If you cannot afford Le-Tan or Olympia’s astronomical prices but happen to have a kindle or iPad…vintage book “covers” can be purchased tocreate a more lo-fi appearance for your beloved gadget! I’m currently debating a purchase from notonthehighstreet.com with To Kill A Mockingbird being my favourite! ASOS also have clutches available in the style of a hard-back book…but sadly they lack the vintage artwork and finesse of Le-Tan…but for £20 what do you expect?!
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