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Olympia Le-Tan Appliqué ‘Letter’ Box Clutch

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I must be missing something because as much as I love novelty clutches I do not understand why this one is so expensive. It is made of fabric with felt applique, so cost of materials = $20. It is incredibly cute and I would love to pretend I’m well read (no time) and have a beautifully library of old books (and when I do have time, I have a Kindle) but at $1400 I would rather buy just about every other clutch in that price range than this one. She has a huge following and each clutch is a collector’s item. They are “handmade with love in France” and the limited issue of each are the reasons for the price but apparently, I just don’t have the love of books Olympia Le-Tan and her fans do. She could do it in leather, no? Some old books are leather bound and quite beautiful. At Browns Fashion.

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4 comments

  1. Really? $1400??? wow. I guess if they are being marketed as art and there are people willing to pay but I swear I saw Martha Stewart make the same thing out of cigar boxes and they were cuter and more functional.

  2. Okaaay. I guess that I would buy this clutch to go with my Balenciaga alphabet bag.

    To charge a consumer $1400 for an elementary school project is ludicruous.

  3. Agree with the above comments – this looks very crafty to me. It does not look expensive or at all sophisticated. It would be cute if one of my nephews made it for me in school! The price is obscene for what it is. With sales coming up, I can get so much more for that price.

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