fashionable bookworms

while reading the new york times style section this sunday, we came across an idea that left us wondering: why didn't we think of that? as lovers of both books and fashion, the connection between the two should have been obvious. but, alas, parisian "it-girl" olympia le-tan beat us to it with her debut handbag collection inspired by first-edition covers of her favorite classics. the 21-piece collection, aptly named you can't judge a book by its cover, is hand-embroidered and lined in vintage liberty prints. so now we're totally hooked and are dying to carry one of these classicly chic clutches to our upcoming holiday gatherings, but...we can't track one down! available at colette in paris, they haven't yet appeared on the boutique's website. if you find one, please send it our way...