‘Mourir Auprès de Toi’ by Spike Jonze at Cannes

American director Spike Jonze (Where The Wild Things Are) will present the animated short film ‘Mourir Auprès de Toi’ he co-directed with photographer Simon Cahn and based on a dreamy world imagined and ‘handmade with love’ by Paris handbag designer Olympia Le Tan. We’ve already told you about the film’s intimate Paris première that took [...] [...]

‘Mourir Auprès de Toi’ by Spike Jonze, Simon Cahn & Olympia LeTan

Luxe bag lady Olympia LeTan got a lot of attention last season for her gorgeous hand-embroidered clutches inspired by vintage books (Natalie Portman chose ‘Lolita’ for the premiere for Black Swan, par exemple…). Spike Jonze noticed them too, and the pair, along with Simon Cahn, ended up collaborating on a short film project, which was [...] [...]

Olympia Le Tan literary handbag collection

Giving new meaning to the term chick lit, DJ-ette and eccentric jeans égérie (she’s partly responsible for the return of gussied-up, high-waisted Mom Jeans), Olympia Le Tan makes handbags and minaudières. Her new collection comprise small, strapped cases or clutches for cosmetics and les petites affaires de mademoiselle inspired by the vintage books in her [...] [...]

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