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Calavera

Bag
2014 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White perspex clutch bag in the shape of a 2D skull, opens with a magnetic closure. The face of the clutch is handpainted with a Calavera design.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCalavera (trade title)
Materials and techniques
White perspex, hand-painted, swarovski crystals
Brief description
Bag, clutch, white perspex skull, Calavera, designed by Charlotte Olympia, London, Spring/Summer 2015
Physical description
White perspex clutch bag in the shape of a 2D skull, opens with a magnetic closure. The face of the clutch is handpainted with a Calavera design.
Gallery label
(12/2020)
Fairy tales, folklore and magic rituals have been a regular inspiration for designers who often incorporate aspects of well-known stories into their bags. This can be done in a literal way, for instance by designing the bag in the shape of an Easter egg, a skull or a monster. Other designers might choose a more subtle approach, such as the trumpet and heart details to evoke Alice in Wonderland, applied to an otherwise traditional bag [T.61-1997].

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out.
Credit line
Given by Rana Sadik and Samer Younis
Collection
Accession number
T.233-2019

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Record createdAugust 2, 2019
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