British designer Lulu Guinness is bringing her delightfully kitsch designs to shops in the Middle East, the first of which will open in Dubai this summer. Here is a collection of pictures of her creations.
Updated: May 12, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: fashion accessories by Lulu Guinness
Florist's Basket bag by Lulu Guinness made of satin and velvet, - the bag that started it all. Courtesy V&A Museum
The lips clutches, which come in an assortment of colours and fabrics, were prompted in part by her love of surrealist artists such as Dalí, who created the Mae West Lips Sofa, and partly by the bold red lipstick she wears at all times. Courtesy Lulu Guinness
The bags, beloved by the likes of Madonna, Kate Moss, Björk and Elizabeth Hurley, could be on the shelves of her first stand-alone outlet in the region as soon as August. Courtesy Lulu Guinness
With her love of vintage bags gifted by her grandmother, Guinness focused on the accessories she loved, such as novelty bags from the 1940s and 1950s and brought them up to date with her own dash of cheeky humour. Courtesy Lulu Guinness
“Like all crafts or jobs, you do get better at it,” she adds. “I then come up with more ideas and see the potential for more things. You do a different bag and as it goes into production, you think of another idea it could lead into.” Courtesy Lulu Guinness
Brightton Rock Clutch by Lulu Guinness. “I just really hope the women in Dubai enjoy my bags and that they lift their spirits. My bags are feminine and colourful and quite pretty and decorative and I think that appeals to people in the Middle East. The women are quite feminine there and are not always looking to have a functional day bag. They like things that are a little bit more decorative and they like the sense of humour.” Courtesy Lulu Guinness
“Those ideas can seem quite left of field but that was what actually established me in the fashion business,” says Guinness, who was awarded an Order of the British Empire by the Queen in 2006. Courtesy Lulu Guinness