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Lulu Guinness is in love with the fifties — the styles, the
home décor, the colors, the ultra-feminine fashions. But she’s
also quite adept at putting a modern spin on old classics. As
she says, “You can’t just look like you are recreating the
past, you’ve got to put a modern edge on things.” And she
does. Her handbags are blasts from the past, with a nod to
today’s fashion “must haves.”
Known for her
very girlie, whimsically luxe handbags, Lulu Guinness
creations are already considered quite the collectible
accessory. A sensation in Europe, Japan and many exclusive
stores and specialty boutiques including Bergdorf Goodman’s,
Neiman-Marcus, Nordstrom, Scoop (New York) and Tracey Ross in
Los Angeles, her handbags generally feature clean and modern
designs with delicate hand beading or decorated in vintage
cloth roses. Her most famous creations, the Rose Florist
Basket and Violet Hanging Basket are considered accessory
classics, and are now in the permanent fashion collection in
the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Called the
“fairy god-mother of girlie handbags” Lulu Guinness has
designed handbags and evening clutches (in the shapes of
exquisitely detailed fans) for such noteworthy celebrities as
Liz Hurley, Minnie Driver, Madonna and Judi Dench, for whom
she designed evening bags for the ’98 and ’99 Academy Awards. |
