Vitamin Daily

You are sitting at a bar waiting for your dinner date to arrive when Michael Bolton’s doppelganger (pre-hair cut) approaches. Thankfully, you’ve got a book to hide behind.

Olympia Le-Tan’s genius clutches ($1,925) double as both book and bag. The multi-talented Parisian (she’s a DJ, journo and has worked at Chanel) was inspired by the classic tomes that filled her childhood home.

"I was thinking there were all these beautiful books around and they were being forgotten with everybody on the Internet, so I made it so that you can carry them around," said Le-Tan.

Conversation starters (or squelchers, for that matter) and treasure chests, these hand-knit gems have collectible written all over them.

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