Olympia Le-Tan

In general, little girls play shopkeeper... But Olympia Le-TanShe plays embroiderer in her haberdashery-library. The daughter of designer Pierre Le-Tan inherited her father's cultural sensitivity and her mother's very English creative eccentricity. A surreal mix that first took her to the Chanel and then Balmain couture studios. But her overflowing imagination needed to find other playgrounds. Her grandmother passed on her love of needlework, perfect. As a true housewife, not at all desperate, Olympia Le-Tan reinvents the notion of the it-bag with a collection of book minaudières and handmade bags that make the buzz in 2009. The young lady with the look of a fifties pin-up fan mixes literature and humor in accessories of desire that stars are snatching up. Natalie Portman, Clémence Poésy, Tilda Swinton and Michelle Williams are wearing their favorite titles on red carpet. These trendy minaudières are inspired by the great classics chosen each season by Olympia from her library and signed with an embroidered label: "Handmade with love in France". All best sellers!