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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.
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