LOS ANGELES - Nominated for her work in "The Queen," Helen Mirren wore a haute couture $250,000 LANA MARKS Cleopatra Clutch at the 2007 Academy Awards Red Carpet. For the first time in recent memory, Helen Mirren, the winner of the Best Actress Academy Award has worn her handbag up to the stage to accept her Oscar. Helen Mirren wore her LANA MARKS Cleopatra Clutch up to the stage to accept her 2007 Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen."

"Here I am with my purse..." Mirren said upon taking the stage to accept her award.

The LANA MARKS Cleopatra Clutch, an Art Nouveau creation -- designed by Lana J. Marks -- has 776 individually cut and set diamonds on an 18k yellow gold frame and was inspired by a royal tiara, incorporating scrolls, garlands, and collets with a coronation inspired crown -- a good luck charm for Mirren -- delicately placed in the front of this cream alligator handbag, taking a month to produce in four countries.

"We've had such a high demand for the Cleopatra Clutch," says designer Lana J. Marks, "that I'm overwhelmed and humbled to have utilized my most creative design skills working with such a talented actress."

Because the demand for the LANA MARKS Diamond Cleopatra Clutch is so great, starting in 2004, only one actress has been granted permission to carry the $100,000 handbag down the Academy Awards Red Carpet. In 2004, Academy Award Winner for Best Actress Charlize Theron wore a $100,000 LANA MARKS Cleopatra Clutch on the Red Carpet; in 2005 Best Actress Nominee Kate Winslet carried a $100,000 Deco Cleopatra Clutch; and in 2006, fashion icon Jennifer Aniston wore a Cleopatra Clutch. Drew Barrymore, Debra Messing, Oprah Winfrey, Julianne Moore, Reese Witherspoon, Chloe Sevigny, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and First Lady Laura Bush are just a few of Lana Marks' well-known customers.

Setting a new standard for luxury accessories, Lana J. Marks is the CEO and sole designer of the LANA MARKS Brand. Marks has distinguished herself as one of the most talented accessories designers to both Hollywood and royalty. The LANA MARKS Collections now consist of over 150 designs available in 100 colours of alligator, ostrich, and lizard and customized leathers and satins. LANA MARKS designs are available at her stores in New York, Palm Beach, Beverly Hills, and at LANA MARKS boutiques at The Bellagio - Las Vegas; Harvey Nichols - Dubai, UAE; and The Galleria - Seoul, South Korea.