South African-born fashion designer Lana Marks is the creator of the Lana Marks fashion brand. Four retail locations in and around New York City offer her Italian-made handbags. The Cleopatra Clutch is just one of more than 100 handbags conceptualized by the designer.

1. Introducing The Cleopatra
Clutch
By Lana Marks

2. Introducing The Cleopatra Clutch
South African-born fashion designer Lana
Marks is the creator of the Lana Marks fashion
brand. Four retail locations in and around New
York City offer her Italian-made handbags. The
Cleopatra Clutch is just one of more than 100
handbags conceptualized by the designer.

3. Introducing The Cleopatra Clutch
The Cleopatra Clutch diamond handbag made
its debut with actresses Janet McTeer and Li
Bingbing on the red carpet at the 2012 Academy
Awards. The annual event is considered to be
one of the year’s most important nights in
fashion. Each Cleopatra Clutch was valued at as
much as $400,000. The Cleopatra Clutch—a
handbag exquisitely crafted out of exotic leathers
and studded with diamonds—caused quite a stir
at the award ceremony.

4. Introducing The Cleopatra Clutch
Bags designed by Lana Marks are not new to the
red carpet at the Oscars. They have been carried
on award-winning occasions by a number of
actresses, including Helen Mirren, Angelina
Jolie, Kate Winslet, and Charlize Theron