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# Literapurses
Olympia Le-Tan Gives 'Book Bags' New Meaning

By annaOMline | Published 2009-11-18 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/book-shape-handbags
References: [dazeddigital](http://www.dazeddigital.com/view/default.aspx?Category=19&ArticleID=5687&PageNum=1) & [olympialetan](http://olympialetan.com/O_._L_._T.html)

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How many times have we heard that we must not judge a book by its cover? Artist Olympia Le-Tan gives good reason to this season as her collection of clutch handbags resembles classic old books.

The brilliant concept idea and the crafted execution of these handbags shows how fashion and craft can be joined together to create really stylish products.

Here there is a [list of shops](http://olympialetan.com/O_._L_._T__SHOPS.html) where these unreadable books will be available.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.3/10
- Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

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