What’s in your bag, Charlotte Olympia Dellal?
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Designer of darling shoes and handbags—Kitty flats, Lobster t-straps and Gummi Bear clutches among them—that bear the moniker Charlotte Olympia and a spider’s web emblem, Charlotte Dellal made the transatlantic flight from London last week for a trunk show at The Room at Hudson’s Bay Vancouver. Before greeting fans and introducing them to her latest sea-themed spring collection “Overboard,” she clicked open her Brigitte Bardot-clad clutch for us to snoop through. In addition to a well documented heel fetish, the lady is mad about miniature things, and that includes nail polish, hairbrushes and her three adorable sons.
Photography by Peter Jensen
Charlotte Olympia Dellal
“This bag is called ‘C’est la vie’ from my Spring 2013 Parisian-inspired collection, embroidered with Brigitte Bardot. It’s all about being a bit tongue-in-cheek, but also at the same time making a beautiful piece. It’s a favourite. It’s also a bag I think you can dress up or dress down, which is why I brought it on my travels. I like to be functional. It’s a magazine-inspired bag, so I’d like to think it can go with everything, because a magazine should go with everything, right? Every season I do a different magazine bag, they all have a different face on them, but she in particular is a favourite.” “This comb-slash-lipstick mirror comes with the bag. It’s a handy, feminine touch.” “My hairbrush, because it’s all about my lips and hair—if my hair is looking good and my lips are red, I feel somewhat normal. And it’s gold, which reminds me of my grandma. [She] used to have a set of these gold vanity pieces. I was very close to her, so when I saw a set, I bought it, and this is the miniature version.” “I always like to carry a pair of sunglasses from an accessories standpoint. Sometimes it’s because it’s sunny, sometimes it’s just an accessory—whether I have them on my bag or on my dress or on my face. I collect vintage sunglasses so I always have a pair.”