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more about #book more comments → spikenard: For a moment I was horrified and had a sick feeling - I thought this lady was scalping real first editions and making them into purses. It was as if s... more » IndignationCoordinator: Not recommended for first dates: a clutch purse based on the cover of The Rules. #olympialetan more » ElleDriver: The purses are limited-edition and sell for about $1500 each, and is exclusively sold by a distributor based in Paris. I think I would have an easier... more » lisas: What, you don't like out-of-focus photography for EVERY DAMN COVER EVER #olympialetan more » Mary McCarthyite: I want her to make me a clutch featuring the old James Bond dust-jackets, like this: more » IndignationCoordinator: It's a cool idea, but I think that if I had that kind of collection of first editions I'd want them sitting on my library, rather than swinging off my... more » melliejellybelly: Is it only me that is depressed that the covers are being removed from first edition books? I think the bags are cute, but I really love books :( #ol... more » TexasCrude: Fun. Back in high school, I used to keep my weed in a hardback of the Catcher in the Rye! #olympialetan more » likepenguins: I want these now. Like, RIGHT NOW. She's right about book covers these days. It is rare that I'm impressed with cover art lately, which makes me sa... more » girlscoutcookie is back from hiatus: WANT SO HARD. And it's perfect timing as I'm badly in need of a new purse. Hanukkah's coming. Better start forwarding this link to everyone I know! #o... more » rodmanstreet: Chip Kidd begs to differ. #olympialetan more » GreyEminence: She's right about book covers not being as nice as the used to...for the most part. I love the new series of Penguin Deluxe Editions, though: We Have... more » lilbobbytables: Ok. I am going to be broke soon. But man, it will be worth it. BOOKS FTW. #olympialetan more » t-yo3: I love the Sartorialist, but I've found that lately there's been a kind of same-ness about his photos and his subjects. I find that these days I prefe... more » labeled: I hadn't been over in a while, and whilst perusing his Florence pix, realized that men wearing beautiful leather oxfords w/out socks really makes me u... more » -
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Insert "Don't Judge A Book" Joke
Olympia Le-Tan makes amazing clutch purses based on the jackets of first editions. As she says, they're "mainly classics, as unfortunately the covers of books nowadays are not as nice as they used to be." [DazedDigital] -
#fashionvictims
Taking It To The Streets
"[The Sartorialist] still stands as an antidote to what we so mindlessly call "celebrity style" – in other words, the alleged individuality of TV and movie stars who hire people to dress them." [Salon]
