Charlotte Olympia and Olympia Le-Tan are two of my favorite accessory designers at the moment, mainly for the reason that both these women fill a void in shoes and accessories that no other designers can. It’s feminine, referential, and most importantly, nostalgic but modern. One thing that makes me feel sentimental over Olympia Le Tan‘s hand bags is the way she incorporates the feel of hardcover books with classic titles such as War and Peace and Jane Eyre. I don’t think I need to repeat how much I love vintage and time period pieces in all forms, but I started collecting old hard cover books printed from the early 1900′s onward when my friend gave me an 80-year old copy of Bambi before leaving for grad school. There’s really something about the heavy weight paper and canvas binding that speaks volumes about a time when things were built to last.
Charlotte Olympia, on the other hand, designs these heels that remind me Old Hollywood and destination sites for 1960′s film stars. From banana leaf print platforms that mimics the walls of The Beverly Hills Hotel, shoe names that reads like a Beyond the Valley of the Dolls casting list, and cute motifs like cats or Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte Olympia shoes are quirky and personal. They are shoes that have a lot of character to them, much like the time periods they represent. Needless to say, shoes with names like Paloma and Daphne feel far more like taking a walk with new companions than the saturated red sole.
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the white shoes….wow!
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Queen between shoes, masterpiece – every pair of them ♥
kisses
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Love it!!
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loving these shoes! also, reading war & peace at the moment by leo tolstoy. xx
Love the red heels <3
xo
glamDevils
Oh I’d kill for the Jane Eyre clutch. It’d be so nice to have my favorite book in clutch form.
Love the pieces you chose.
xx
FASHION EATERS
Superb collection of shoes, beautiful colors to match every occasion, great style..
The clutches are so cute!
xx
Théa
Those heart printed shoes are absolutely perfect.
LOVE BO,
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Oh my, Charlotte Olympia is the best.
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Those white heels are the stuff of my dreams <3
yes & yes! xx
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I always adore the book clutches!
Such great heels!
totally agree very old hollywood
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S xx
I dream Olympia too *.*
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Resplendent shoes and exquisite literature … darling, you know the way to my heart! <3
<3 Mandy xx
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Charlotte Olympia is by far one of my favorites…No one (except maybe Nicholas Kirkwood) does it so well.
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I love charlotte olympia! Im getting a pair of hers for my wedding next year
Hayley xx
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